François Bayrou's Budget Conference: Trade Unions Disappoint

Rather than just one political problem, public debt would be "morally unacceptable" according to François Bayrou, because placing a burden on the shoulders of our descendants. Despite appearances, however, France as a whole does not charge its current expenses for future generations.

At the end of Tuesday's meeting on public finances, several employee organisations denounced a "communication operation" which prepares employees to make "sacrifices".

The Prime Minister's "truth speech" at the major conference on public finances on Tuesday was not very well received by the French, according to the survey of the National Policy Observatory BVA.

Money, Taxes, Credit (Pixabay)"The government of François Bayrou is launching a communication operation preparing the opinion for decisions that they know to be unpopular, especially on the eve of election deadlines that are approaching," explains Christian Eckert, former Secretary of State for the Budget. Money, Taxes, Credit (Pixabay) By Christian Eckert Former Secretary of State in charge of public accounts, I would like to make a reminder, t…

François Bayrou has illustrated the French budget for 2026 in a speech the other day: clearly, the public accounts are in trouble, they have to fill a 40 billion hole, without affecting the fiscal privileges of the richest, alain! He said with a trembling voice that there are "moments of truth". France is said to be unable to finance its (a)social policies because "it does not produce enough, nor does it work long enough!". Meanwhile, taxes are …

*The announcement of the 40 billion divided economies: trade unions and opposition denounce an exercise of communication without substance.* The meeting organized by François Bayrou on public finances left a bitter taste among many participants. Unions and politicians unanimously criticized the lack of concrete and the approach deemed too technocratic by the government. Sophie [...] Read the article Budget 2026: Bayrou's conference aroused criti…