Budget 2027: The government is considering cuts to retirees' pensions

The Minister of the Economy, Roland Lescure, lays his cards on the table. In an interview with Le Parisien devoted to the 2027 budget, the boss of Bercy warned this weekend: “Everyone will have to contribute to the efforts, with justice”. Objective: a deficit of less than 5.1%, through cuts of around 30 billion euros to be made next year. A turn of the screw which will therefore spare no one, retirees included.

To cut “expenses” and “preserve” purchasing power, without “increasing taxes”, the executive is considering the best way to generate savings for seniors. At this stage, two options are on the table, assures the Minister of Action and Public Accounts, David Amiel: deindex pensions to inflation - "there is not today the first euro" to revalue them, he admitted - or remove the 10% tax reduction to which they are subject.

Certainly, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has charged…