France to Trim Benefits for Jobless as Debt Pressure Mounts
- Prime Minister Attal reveals details of plan in Tribune
- IMF has warned France to get budget deficits under control
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Prime Minister Gabriel Attal unveiled a plan to cut French jobless benefits in a bid to advance President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms and get people back into the workforce.
The overhaul would cut the maximum duration of welfare to 15 months from 18 months and lengthen the period of work required to qualify for benefits, Attal said in an interview in the Sunday edition of La Tribune newspaper. The government wants the changes to take effect Dec. 1.