
Questioned on France 2, the Minister of the Economy confirmed the removal of the automatic 10% reduction from which retirees benefit, in favor of a more targeted system.
The Minister of the Economy Éric Lombard confirmed on France 2 the removal of the automatic 10% reduction for retirees in favor of a flat-rate reduction of 2,000 euros per year.
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Income tax: the flat-rate reduction for retirees will be 2,000 euros per year, says Éric Lombard
Questioned on France 2, the Minister of the Economy confirmed the removal of the automatic 10% reduction from which retirees benefit, in favor of a more targeted system.

Fuel prices in France are reaching record levels, close to those of 2022. This increase is fueled by tensions between the United States and Iran, Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.

The government highlights transparency on civil servants' pensions with 41 billion euros at stake, while the Minister of Labor judges the system to be exhausted and mentions the retirement age.

The Regional Chamber of Accounts describes as critical the financial situation of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique, weighed down by a debt of 977 million euros and a structural imbalance, according to a report revealed on Tuesday.
Around a hundred fishermen blocked access to an oil depot in Frontignan this Wednesday morning, on the third day of a national mobilization aimed at alerting the government about the rise in fuel prices and the deterioration of their working conditions. They ask to be received by the Minister of Fisheries Catherine Chabaud, with a meeting scheduled for Thursday. The fishermen also denounce the increase in operating costs, administrative and regulatory constraints, and threaten to toughen the movement if no significant progress is obtained.

Searches took place at the beginning of September at the Duralex headquarters in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, leading to the opening of an investigation by the Orléans public prosecutor's office. The glass company, taken over as a cooperative by its employees in 2024 and in receivership since June, is the subject of suspicions of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds raised from individuals. Former general manager François Marciano and his son Antoine could be targeted.

In the second quarter, France dominated dividend payments in Europe with $70.4 billion distributed, placing second in the world. This performance, supported by Bolloré and Sanofi, sparked a lively political controversy between LFI and the RN.