French Minister for Budget and Public Accounts Laurent Saint-Martin speaks during a press conference to present the 2025 Finance Bill (PLF) and the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS), at the Ministry of Economics and Finance in Paris on October 10, 2024. Pension increases postponed, civil service jobs cut, employers' social security contributions reduced... The French government will detail how it intends to find 60 billion euros in the Finance Bill (PLF) and the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) to put public finances back on track. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)