French Finance Minister Eric Lombard says he’s confident that the government’s 2026 budget plan will be approved by lawmakers. He speaks on Bloomberg Television from Paris a day after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two national holidays as part of a wider €43.8 billion ($50.9 billion) plan to repair the nation’s public finances. Lombard also discusses the latest US-European Union trade negotiations.
00:00 Prime Minister Bayrou’s €44 billion plan to reduce France’s deficit; public holidays
02:11 "We will talk to all parties" in order to gain approval for 2026 fiscal plan
03:27 There are "many options" for stake sales; "totally on line" with spending plan
06:10 Will clarify 2026 economic forecast in September; efforts to boost growth
08:15 EU "not far" from reaching a trade deal with the US; Trump, Macron, Bessent
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