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French government sets Sept 30 deadline for talks on scrapping two holidays, Les Echos reports
- Negotiations over scrapping two national holidays in France must conclude by September 30, as stated by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, according to Les Echos.
- Francois Bayrou's proposal aims to eliminate Easter Monday and Victory in Europe Day holidays, causing backlash from various political parties.
- Major trade unions, including CFDT and CGT, opposed Bayrou's plan and announced a meeting on September 1 to organize against it.
- Bayrou has invited unions and officials to state their interest in negotiations by September 1, as shared in an internal document.
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The government plans to abolish two public holidays under the 2026 budget, with the aim of saving 4.2 billion euros in the first year, a measure that is strongly opposed, particularly on the side of the CFE-CGC.
France wants to cancel two holidays in order to relieve the budget. An invoice shows what that would bring in.
French government sets Sept 30 deadline for talks on scrapping two holidays, Les Echos reports
Negotiations over scrapping two French national holidays will need to be concluded by September 30 at the latest, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has said, according to a report by newspaper Les Echos, as the government seeks ways to narrow its repeated budget deficits.
France’s Bayrou Says ‘Room For Maneuver’ on Public Holiday Cuts
France’s government is aiming for savings of €4.2 billion euros ($4.9 billion) from the state budget starting 2026 with a previously-announced plan to eliminate two public holidays, even though there is “room for maneuver,” according to Les Echos.
In a letter to the social partners, François Bayrou expects 4.2 billion savings from the abolition of these two holidays. Invited to negotiate, the unions are wind up.
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