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François Bayrou freezes pensions, cuts 40,000 million in social spending, and proposes eliminating two public holidays

The Prime Minister presents the "main lines" of the 2026 budget. French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, is on thin ice after presenting the "main lines" of the 2026 budget, which includes freezing pensions,

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French PM Bayrou proposes slashing two public holidays to reduce national deficit

France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU rules.View on euronews

The Financial Times · 1d

French PM proposes scrapping national holidays and freezing spending to cut deficit

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed a broad spending freeze for next year and scrapping two national holidays, putting his political survival on the line to narrow the deficit. In a press conference on Tuesday,

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French PM's plan to scrap two holidays stirs outcry, and memories of a toppled predecessor

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave ...

Politico Europe6h

Macron praises ‘courage’ and ‘audacity’ of Bayrou’s budget

But the budget Bayrou and his ministers presented was marked by a €43.8 billion squeeze designed to bring down France’s €3.3 ...

Analysis-France's Plan to Cull Public Holidays May Not Help the Economy

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has proposed scrapping two of the country's 11 public holidays as part of a deeply unpopular ...

What's in French PM Bayrou's proposed budget cuts

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, ...

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Bayrou's Bold Proposal: Scrapping Holidays to Save France's Finances

French PM Francois Bayrou proposes cutting two public holidays to address France's financial woes. Bayrou faces political upheaval with opposition from both the far-right and left-wing parties. While ...

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France: Opposition slams PM Bayrou’s budget cut plan

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has sparked a political firestorm with his sweeping budget cut proposals, aiming to slash €44 billion in public spending. Opposition parties across the spectrum ...

France 24 on MSN9h

French papers divided over PM Bayrou's 'shock treatment' budget

French left- and right-wing papers have different evaluations of Prime Minister François Bayrou's proposed new budget: necessary "shock treatment" or a "purge"?

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Bayrou’s Bold Budget Balancing Act: A 40 Billion-Euros Dilemma

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces a political challenge as he plans to announce a 40 billion-euro budget squeeze ...

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France flirts with cutting two public holidays to save money

France’s prime minister announced plans for spending cuts on Tuesday as the government targets around 43 billion euros’ ($50.0 billion) worth of savings ...

France's plan to cull public holidays may not help the economy

The French government thinks the country has too many days off for its own good, but its proposal to cull some public ...

The Business Times20h

After years of overspending, France wants to slash public holidays to tackle ‘debt’ curse

PARIS] France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays as part of ...

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