France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed scrapping two public holidays—probably Easter Monday and Victory in Europe Day—as a part of sweeping funds cuts. He argues the transfer may increase financial exercise and contribute to €44 billion ($51.3 billion) in financial savings. The controversial plan is a part of a broader, and doubtlessly precarious, effort to rein in spending. For deeper perception, FRANCE 24’s François Picard speaks with Politics Editor Marc Perelman and Théo Iberrakene, worldwide economist and lecturer at Sciences Po.
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