Is France really planning a 'tax raid' on pensioners?

Is France really planning a 'tax raid' on pensioners?

Proposed changes to the tax system for pensioners in the 2026 Budget are already raising anger - here's what is planned and how it affects foreign retirees.

While it has to find $40 billion to close the 2026 budget, the government is considering calling into question this deduction, which costs €5 billion a year.

The possibility of abolishing this reduction is one of the avenues seriously envisaged by the executive in order to make 40 billion savings under the 2026 budget to reduce the public deficit, but this option is far from unanimous.

The removal of the 10% reduction in retirement pensions is in the government's view, which wants to save millions of euros. This tax measure, which now reduces the income tax on pensioners, could soon disappear, leading to an increase in taxation for millions of French people. If adopted, this reform could weigh heavily on the budget of the elderly, already damaged by persistent inflation. Reactions are multiplying in the face of such a prospect…

In search of 40 billion euro of savings, the government is preparing to remove some 50 tax niches. Among them, the 10% discount granted to pensioners. In Occitanie,...

The government is planning to abolish the 10% tax reduction on retirement pensions, an advantage that reduces the tax burden on 15 million households, which would bring the state €5 billion a year.