Candy, biscuits, pastries… What products are covered by the “sugar tax” in the 2027 Social Security budget, adopted by the Senate?

Erwan Le Noan: “With the PLFSS 2027, purchasing power is the great sacrifice of the State”

FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - The government has just presented its social security financing bill for 2027. For the essayist, its adoption would lead to an increase in labor costs of 11 billion euros and would considerably harm the purchasing power of the French.

“The sooner the better”: in the Assembly, the shadow of 49.3 hangs over the budgetary review

DECRYPTION - After the vote on the special law at the end of December, examination of the finance bill for 2026 resumes on Thursday in the Finance Committee of the National Assembly. MPs all expect the Prime Minister to end up using section 49.3 of the Constitution.

Albert Zennou: “PLFSS, the fanfare return of the UMPS”

CHRONICLE - In the name of stability and responsibility, these two breasts of inaction, LR deputies joined their PS colleagues to vote for the suspension of pension reform and the use of taxes. And give substance to past criticism of the coalition which would go from the right (UMP) to the left (PS).

Arnaud Robinet, president of the French Hospital Federation: “We are heading towards the slow death of the public health service”

INTERVIEW - As senators examine the social security budget from today, they plan to create a rabbit tax, postpone the reform of hospital pricing, and block any levy from Agirc Arrco.

Social Security budget: the government is playing on all fronts

If he drew 49-3 on the revenue part of the text, he is open to amendments on the expenditure side.