France will revise economic growth forecast in September, minister says

PARIS, July 16 (Reuters) - France will revise its economic growth forecasts in September, finance minister Eric Lombard told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday, without giving any more details.

"We will revise the number in September," he said.

On Tuesday, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a 43.8 billion euro ($50.88 billion) budget squeeze.

Lombard told Bloomberg TV that the government would now work on ensuring this budget plan got through parliament.

"I am confident it will be approved, it will be executed," he said.