Between test balloons and denials, the Lecornu government is working hard on its 2027 budget proposal. One of the measures envisaged, the partial disindexation of pensions for well-off pensioners from inflation, divides widely.
Between test balloons and denials, the Lecornu government is working hard on its 2027 budget proposal. One of the measures envisaged, the partial disindexation of pensions for well-off pensioners from inflation, divides widely.
Each year, the preparation of the budget becomes more problematic. In a vicious circle, France becomes poorer as the welfare state grows and vice versa. For the 2027 budget under preparation, the equation is all the more difficult as the annual cost of public debt rises: the interest burden which represented €39 billion in 2023 could rise to €89 billion in 2027 and should, as it stands, continue to rise.