Paris – The French Prime Minister on Tuesday proposed to eliminate two public holidays from the country's annual calendar (presumably the day marking the victory of the Alliance over the Nazis) in order to save money on next year's budget.
It is one of the numerous spending cuts that Prime Minister François Beyloux has cleaned up and laid out in a potentially doomed budget plan. He argued that removing the two state holidays would result in tax revenue generated from economic activity, contributing about 44 billion euros ($51.3 billion) in overall savings.
President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Beaule to create a budget that cuts costs to reduce France's incredible debt and deficits. Meanwhile, Macron also says that adding billions of dollars to Macron is a threat to a revival from Russia.
Bayrou questioned the religious importance of Easter on Monday. And the Victory Day, celebrated on May 8, comes to the month that became “true Gruyère” or Holy Cheese, a holiday that includes Mayday and Ascension's Catholic holidays.
He said those holidays were merely suggestions and he was open to other ideas. France currently has 11 official holidays per year.
With no parliamentary majority, Macron's centralist group must pass the budget this fall, gaining support from enemies on the left and right. Bailou's proposal, which is just the first step in the budget process, was quickly attacked by the far-right National Rally, the largest single party in the union and the House of Representatives.
Bayrou's job is unstable and if he fails to reach a compromise on the budget, he could be voted.