
Le Figaro reveals an internal government document providing for a temporary increase in the ceilings for family donations and a drastic reduction in taxation on traditional donations, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu launches a consultation on the deindexation of pensions in a letter obtained by the newspaper.
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The government is examining measures to reduce taxation on family donations and consider reforming the indexation of pensions in a context of pressure on public finances.
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INFO LE FIGARO - An internal government document, revealed by Le Figaro, provides for a temporary increase in the ceilings for family donations and a drastic reduction in taxation on traditional donations.
“Participation in the recovery of public finances”: Sébastien Lecornu launches a consultation on the deindexation of pensions
INFO LE FIGARO - In a letter obtained by Le Figaro, the Prime Minister gives his ministers a mandate to negotiate with the group presidents, with several options mentioned.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The government will officially announce the new measures on donations by the end of the year
Likely · Within months
Consultation on the deindexation of pensions will lead to progressive adjustments rather than a brutal reform
Possible · Within months
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