‘Boils’ or France Following the measures presented today (15/07/2025) the Prime Minister François Bairouwho spoke of a country subject to the “deadly risk of being crushed by debt”.
Among the measures proposed by François Bairou to “save” France is the freezing of government spending and the abolition of two holidayswhich have raised a wave of protests from all political parties.
The Prime Minister said that ‘We are at a critical moment of our history’ as France’s public deficit amounted to 5.8% of GDP in 2024for one Public debt representing almost 114% of GDP, third largest than Eurozone, after Greece and Italy.
The prime minister, leader A government that does not have the majority in the National Assembly and whose political maneuvers are very limitedhe invoked The example of Greece, which was put under international guardianship in the 2010shaving already been affected by the burden of her debt.
«We should never forget the history of Greece“, Warned in his speech in Paris, adding that”Every second, France’s debt increases by 5,000 euros»And expressed his regret that The French consider it “normal for decades to pay for everything. We are addicted to public expense. “
Bairou presented a program around two axes, one to reduce debt, the other to increase production In a juncture of sluggish development, while saving military spending that must be increased by 6.7 billion euros in 2026 to address the continuous increase in international tensions.
The program It aims to gradually restore the deficit to 2.9% of GDP in 2029“A limit after which, in a country like ours, debt is no longer increasing”.
To achieve this, “The state sets the first rule not to spend more euros in 2026 compared to 2025with the exception of increasing debt weight and additional costs for the budget of the Armed Forces ”.
The state provides for the abolition of 3,000 jobs in the public sector starting in 2026, or even the “abolition of counterproductive services that disperse the energy of the state”. The pensions of many pensioners will not increase in 2026 and “social benefits as a whole will be maintained in 2026 at their 2025 level and there will be no exception”.
As Emmanuel Macron is often accused by his critics of being a president in the service of the rich, the center -right government provides for “a contribution of the richest”, which will be determined by MPs.
“The effort of the nation must be fair, that is, a few of those who have few and more of those who have more,” said Bairou, who also announced the strengthening of the fight against social fraud, that is, illegal actions to avoid social contributions or unlawful social contributions.
Regarding health spending, and as authorities have underlined the high consumption of drugs by the population for years, the prime minister provides for a 5 billion euro reduction in annual social spending, namely social benefits, goods and services, tax relief for social purposes.
In 2026, efforts for government spending, local collectives and social costs are expected to allow the savings of 21 billion euros to save, with the expected benefits of freezing social benefits and the income tax scale of $ 7 billion.
On the second axis of the effort to increase French production, the leader of the government proposes the abolition of two days from the eleven official holidays: to be working “Easter Monday, which has no religious importance”, and May 8th, He said, given the many holidays that characterize him.
This measure “will generate several billions to the state budget”, he said.
Marin Le Pen: We will submit a motion of censure
The president of the far -right National Alarm (RN) Zordan Bardela immediately denounced a “challenge”.
The abolition of the two holidays, which are just as important as our meaning as Easter Monday and May 8th is an attack on our history, our roots and against France of Labor. No RN member will accept this measure, ”he wrote on the X platform.
Marin Le Pen, on the other hand, accused the Macron -Bairou twin of complete failure: “After seven years of destructive waste, Emmanuel Macron and François Bairou are unable to make real economies and present another account to the French: almost twenty billions.
After seven years of catastrophic mismanagement, Emmanuel Macron and François Bayrou are unable to make real savings and have yet another bill to the French: almost twenty billion euros in taxes and deprivation.
No savings on the cost of immigration,…
– Marine Le Pen (@mlp_officiel) July 15, 2025
No savings from the cost of immigration, uncontrolled subsidies to energy sources, seven billion increase in our contribution to the EU, nothing about bureaucracy in hospitals or schools.
This government prefers to put them with the French, workers and retirees instead of chasing the waste. As for the revival of production, except for the abolition of certain rules in cooperation with the bodies, as RN proposes, everything is pious. If Bayrou does not revise his plan, we will submit a motion of censure. “
Melanson: It is urgent to end the macronism
For his part, the leader of the Radical Left Party, Jean-Luc Melanson, said that “Bayrou must leave” and that “injustices should no longer be accepted”, in a post on the X platform.
“Bairou further consolidates the absurdity of Macron’s policies: destroying the state and public services to open the market space. To pay the majority to save the very rich.
Bayrou still hardens the absurdity of macronist policy: destroying the state and public services to open space to the market. Make the large number pay to spare the very rich. The economic, financial and social damage should therefore continue for … https://t.co/YdorHm4o4h
-Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@jlmelenchon) July 15, 2025
The economic, budgetary and social downward will continue for the bad luck of all. Caution: We are approaching the point without returning. Disasters and injustices should no longer be tolerated. It is urgent to end macronism. Bairou has to leave. “