Minister Roland Lescure affirms that the effort requested from businesses in the 2027 budget is 10 billion euros

The Minister of the Economy, Roland Lescure, affirmed that the effort requested from companies as part of the 2027 draft budget reached around 10 billion euros, or half less than the amount put forward by Medef, in an interview with La Tribune Dimanche.

“The sum put forward by Medef of 20 billion euros is inaccurate. The effort requested from companies is of the order of 10 billion, including a reduction to 5 billion euros in surtax within the framework of corporate tax and a contribution for large maritime freight companies,” indicated Mr. Lescure two days after the presentation by the government of its draft budget for 2027.

Skip the ad

“Nearly 20 billion euros”, according to Medef

The leading employers' organization, Medef estimated Thursday at "nearly 20 billion euros" the levies and taxes affecting businesses in the draft budget, judging "that further weakening businesses means weakening the country."

The French Business Movement (Medef) denounced “the multiplication of taxes” on different sectors included in the government project: on highways, sweet processed products, maritime transport, automobile insurance agreements or complementary health insurance.

He also deplored the freezing of reductions in employer contributions planned for next year and the expansion of their base to salary supplements (participation, profit-sharing and value-sharing bonus) for a total of 6.6 billion euros.

Reduction in the surtax on profits

The largest companies will, however, benefit in 2027 from a reduction in the surcharge on profits, the expected revenue of which will fall from 7.3 billion euros last year to 5 billion.

Furthermore, Roland Lescure indicated that the aid of 100 euros aimed at helping heavy drivers in the face of soaring fuel prices had at the end of September been the subject of 2.3 million requests, “including 700,000 since the announcement of the new support measures on September 22”.

Skip the ad

On that date, the government announced an extension until the end of the year of this aid launched on April 1, as well as an expansion of aid for heavy commuters.

Concerning the growth forecast forecast at 1% by the government in 2027 and deemed “optimistic” by the High Council of Public Finances, the minister stressed that French growth had been “twice higher than that of Germany over the last three years”. “And the French savings rate exceeds 17%: reassuring households about the financial trajectory will make it possible to revive consumption and investment,” he estimated.