Between the “easy to accept” August 15, one of the many May bridges and Christmas, which public holiday should be eliminated?

Shared – Our readers are far from unanimous when it comes to agreeing on which public holiday to eliminate to save money

Calendar puzzle. In order to “show that we can work more to participate in the recovery effort”, says Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin, Michel Barnier’s government has been considering in recent days removing one of the 11 public holidays in France . Yes, but which one? No preference has filtered through, the choice having to be left to Parliament during the debates.

And even if Michel Barnier himself seemed to close the door, we took the temperature with you, readers. Rather hot to eliminate a public holiday? Almost unanimously, not too much, but when you have to force the choice of reason, it’s difficult to get everyone to agree.

August 15, November 1, the consensus choice

There are still a few favorites that emerge. What do they have in common? Being religious festivals whose meaning has lost importance. Hervé leans towards All Saints’ Day because “not everyone is a believer, plus it’s the end of the holidays”. “On August 15, everyone is on vacation,” points out Caroline. A way to eliminate a public holiday at lower cost for employees, which sometimes falls on a weekend or paid vacation. Matthieu, proceeding by elimination, also hesitates between these two dates with a penchant for August 15, (…) Read more on 20minutes

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