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The Court of Auditors has published a report criticizing certain tax loopholes linked to income tax, considered costly and unjustified. François Bayrou criticized the debt accumulated by previous generations to the detriment of young people. Public service unions are calling for a strike against budget cuts planned in the 2027 budget.
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Not justified, redundant, too costly... The Court of Auditors' proposals to reduce tax loopholes
Reductions and tax credits linked to IR reached a cost of 15 billion euros in 2024, underlines a report from the Council for Compulsory Deductions.
Young people are “reduced to slavery” to repay the debt decided by “previous generations”, criticizes François Bayrou
“That a generation does not think of the next generation, that it imposes on them, without telling them, the burden of having to pay for decades, for the facilities that we have encountered today, this is not normal,” the head of government said this Thursday.
Transport, schools, hospitals… What to expect for the strike day on Tuesday, September 29?
On the eve of the presentation of the 2027 budget, public sector agents are called to mobilize this Tuesday. Unions are demanding better pay conditions, rejecting planned budget cuts.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The government will have to negotiate with public service unions to avoid or limit the impact of the September 29 strike.
Likely · Within days
The debate on the reform of tax loopholes could intensify in the presentation of the 2027 budget.
Possible · Within weeks

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