800,000 people expected to take to France's streets to protest planned budget cuts
France is under what could be its biggest strike day in years. Some 800,000 people are expected to take to the streets to protest against the government's planned budget cuts, which saw the ouster of then-Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. In a rare show of unity among trade unions, teachers, transport workers and hospital staff are among those who have stopped work nationwide. The proposal had suggested, among various measures, cuts to welfare payments to curb France's ballooning debt. Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
France is under what could be its biggest strike day in years. Some 800,000 people are expected to take to the streets to protest against the government's planned budget cuts, which saw the ouster of then-Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. In a rare show of unity among trade unions, teachers, transport workers and hospital staff are among those who have stopped work nationwide. The proposal had suggested, among various measures, cuts to welfare payments to curb France's ballooning debt. Ross Cullen reports from Paris.