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France to SCRAP two bank holidays to help economy risking public fury… but they’d still have more than England & Wales
FRANCE is to scrap two bank holidays to help its economy – but risks intense public scrutiny for doing so. Despite the move ...
Greece’s debt crisis
On 6 July 2015, the Greek people decisively rejected the terms of a financial bailout ...
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French PM proposes cutting national holidays to cut debt
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays in France as part of a bid to ...
Opinion
Letter: Britain must learn from Greece and cut spending
Ironically, 10 hard painful years in Greece have led to reduced debt and more efficiencies to solve their mammoth overspend. We have the choice of reducing government spending now, as even higher tax ...
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After years of overspending, France wants to slash public holidays to tackle ‘debt’ curse
PARIS] France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays as part of ...
France Proposes Cutting Two Public Holidays to Avert Budget Crisis
The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...
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French PM unveils radical plan to tackle ‘deadly danger’ of national debt
French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to restore France’s public finances, warning of the ...
French PM suggests slashing two public holidays as part of budget cuts
Prime Minister François Bayrou suggested making people work on Easter Monday and on May 8, as he presented measures to bring ...