Billions of Savings to Be Found: Pensioners Involved?
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The French Government is studying a reduction in the update of higher pensions in 2027, in an attempt to find new savings for public accounts. The hypothesis is to increase these pensions below inflation or, in some cases, freeze them, leaving pensioners with lower incomes out of the extra effort. The proposal was put on the table by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Roland Lescure, but it is not yet a decision of the Executive. According to …
Pensions are expected to cost the state 12 billion euros in addition in 2027, an amount which is explained by inflation on the one hand and the ageing of the population on the other. In order to save money, the government plans to make use of certain pensioners. The most modest ones would be preserved and their pension would be increased as in each year of the amount of inflation. On the other hand, it could be under-indexed or even frozen beyon…
Observador
Jornal de NegóciosFrench government debate measured weeks from presenting budget for election year. Pensioners are almost 25% of the population and have high voter turnout.
The French government, which faces a very delicate situation due to its public accounts with a strong pressure from the markets on the rates of its debt, covers the possibility of “The contribution to the national recovery of the most affluent pensioners, for example by means of a more moderate indexation of their pensions, is a question that ... Continue reading “France analyzes drastic measure: freeze the highest pensions before its placid pub…
The government intends to table its finance bill on 30 September on the Bureau of the National Assembly for the preparation of the 2027 budget. According to information from the World, Matignon would head towards a target for the public deficit at 4.9% of GDP next year, against 5.0% in 2026....
El Mundo
The French Government, which is facing a very delicate situation due to its public accounts, with strong market pressure on the rates of its debt, is considering the possibility of freezing the highest pensions in 2027 or at least not revaluing them at the level of inflation to contain the deficit.
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