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French PM unveils radical plan to tackle ‘deadly danger’ of national debt

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou gestures as he speaks during a news conference to present a major public finance recovery plan, outlining his first budgetary orientations for 2026, in Paris, France, July 15, 2025. © REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to restore France’s public finances, warning of the "deadly danger" of being "crushed by debt".

Presenting his outline 2026 budget plan, Bayrou said two holidays out of France's total of 11 could go, suggesting Easter Monday as well as 8 May, a day that commemorates the end of World War II in Europe.

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