The French government will propose combining or eliminating a third of government agencies by the end of the year in a bid to save money, the public accounts minister said on Sunday.
“We will, by the end of the year, propose in the budget that a third of state-backed agencies and operators that are not universities are merged or eliminated,” Amelie de Montchalin, the public accounts minister, said in an interview with French broadcaster CNews/Europe 1.
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government has sought to cut the public sector budget deficit from 5.4% of economic output this year to 3%, the European Union’s ceiling, in 2029.
This is working out fucking great in the US, so totally do this, France
At least they give it a year, instead of just chainsawing it. That said a year is still very fast, if they did it over 5-10 years that would be right.
Or you know, maybe do it in a data-driven and iterative manner, with rollback options if part of the plan diverges sharply from predictions? Think of it like devops: if you’re doing your job right, you will ALWAYS have a rollback plan as a part of your migration/upgrade plan.
You are right, do it well-planned and slow.