On this day of national commemoration, many French people will pay tribute to those who died for France. Like other days of the year, November 11 is a public holiday. But the government is seeking to make savings in the 2025 budget. Among the options studied: the elimination of a public holiday. “I think that everything that allows our country to show that we can work harder to participate in the recovery effort is going in the right direction”declared the Minister of the Budget, Laurent Saint-Martin, Tuesday October 29 on TF1 news. However, it is necessary to determine which one will be deleted. “It’s part of the debates we will have in Parliament”specified the member of the government.
Guest on France Inter this Monday, November 11, Jean-François Copé said he agreed with this proposal. “There is never a good holiday to eliminate, there is never a good savings. We don't need a public holiday to commemorate November 11, or that would mean that we have 65 million French people at the foot of war memorials.”argued the mayor of Meaux. According to him, there are different ways to commemorate without not working. “Commemorations are one thing, the public holiday is another”he adds. The former Minister for the Budget judges that it is a good way to save money in a country which needs to spend a lot to preserve its social model.
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“In a sense, he is right”comments Elie, an Internet user on X. “The public holidays of November 11, May 8 and July 14 only have meaning if the French go to the war memorial or the parade. Likewise for Easter, All Saints' Day, August 15 or Ascension Day only have meaning if the French go to mass.he explains. Following the reasoning of Jean-François Copé, “should we eliminate all Catholic holidays also because the churches are empty? »asks another user.
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According to estimates based on savings made when Pentecost Monday was abolished in 2004, the State could recover 3.3 billion euros, indicates Le Parisien.
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