France, Dec. 2 -- Three French unions - CGT, FSU and Solidaires - have called for the national, cross-sector strike action as part of ongoing opposition to the draft 2026 Budget, which is currently going through parliament and has to be agreed by the end of the year.

Sophie Binet, leader of the hard-left CGT union, has described the bill - which seeks to save nearly €44 billion in spending cuts, new revenue measures and taxes - as a "horror show".

"There is money - in the pockets of the ultra-rich and big business!" is one of the slogans for the strike.

In a press release, the three unions slammed the lack of fiscal justice in the draft Budget and the "resistance from the right and far right, who have joined forces to protect lar...