France’s prime minister wants to cut 2 public holidays to save money for the indebted economy
PARIS (AP) – The French Prime Minister proposed Tuesday the elimination of two holidays from the country’s annual calendar – perhaps Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis – to save money in next year’s budget.
It is among a series of discounts of spending presented by Prime Minister François Bayrou in a budgetary scanning plan and potentially convicted. He argued that the abolition of two public holidays would result in tax revenue generated by economic activity, contributing to around 44 billion euros ($ 51.3 billion) in global savings.
President Emmanuel Macron instructed Bayrou to write a budget that reduces the costs to reduce the debt and the amazing deficit of France – while adding billions of new defense expenses to face what Macron says he is threats of resurgence of Russia and beyond.
Bayrou questioned the religious importance of Easter Monday. And victory day, celebrated on May 8, presents itself in a month which has become a “real Gruyère” or holes, days off who includes May 1 and the Catholic Ascension Festival, he said.
He said that these holidays were only suggestions and that it was open to other ideas. France currently has 11 official holidays per year.
Without a parliamentary majority, Macron’s centrist group must win the support of opponents on the left and right to pass the budget this fall. Bayrou’s proposals, which are only a first step in the budgetary process, were quickly assaulted by the unions and the far -right national rally, the largest party in the lower room in Parliament.
Bayrou’s work is precarious, and he could be elected if he fails to achieve a compromise on the budget.
