The effort is considerable. In total, the 2025 Finance Bill (PLF) promises €20 billion of savings in public spending. With the exception of some sovereign ministries or those that benefit from multi-year programming laws, most ministries are affected by these savings.
2,200 public service job cuts
Michel Barnier warned on France 2 on October 3 that job cuts were being considered. “We will probably not replace all officials who are not in direct contact with citizens, all officials who retire”indicated the Prime Minister. The PLF confirms this trajectory: “An effort is planned for state operators, encouraging them to optimize their management, as well as for the workforce. (…) which will be reduced by around 2,200 in 2025.” Despite these 2,200 job cuts, which will be made without replacing those who retire, the workforce increases in government ministries (+700 positions in the armies, +619 in the justice system). Increases offset by reductions in other items. National education is particularly affected, with 2,000 fewer net positions; 973 positions are eliminated for the Ministry of Labor, the vast majority of which (500 positions) correspond to France Travail.
Serious blow to justice
Didier Migaud, Minister of Justice, warned the deputies of the Legal Commission on Tuesday, October 8: the justice budget was not going to be ” satisfying “. The finance bill thus foresees a budget of 10.2 billion euros (compared to 10.1 in 2024), far from the objectives of the justice programming law approved in 2023. The flattest blow, which is equivalent to “487 million euros”According to Migaud, it mainly affects hiring: to meet the goal of 10,000 hires by 2027, it was necessary to create around 1,900 jobs in 2025. The budget presents three times fewer, that is, 619.
However, the finance bill specifies that “The government intends to propose certain credit enhancements during debates, including those of the Ministry of Justice.” In summary: the justice budget will not remain as it is and will have to undergo several modifications. This will especially affect the number of staff and the construction of new prison places. HE “investment efforts” The real estate sector and digital technology should also be pursued.
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