French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday proposed to cut two bank holidays to drive economic growth as part of a plan to overhaul the country's debt-laden finances.

Bank Holidays are for washing the car, firing up the BBQ and maybe even filling up a paddling pool – if you’re not living under a hosepipe ban of course. But as France toys with the idea of scrapping Easter Monday and VE Day bank holidays to provide a much-needed boost to their economy,