French General Secretary of the CGT workers union Sophie Binet gives a press briefing after a meeting with France's Minister for Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, on the sidelines of the minister's consultations with political representatives ahead of France's 2025 budget bill, at the Economy and Finances Ministry in Paris, on January 10, 2025. France's Economy and Finance minister has been meeting with political representatives to try to reach a compromise on the draft 2025 budget, ahead of the recently appointed prime minister's general policy statement, scheduled for January 14, 2025. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)