Maximum Pension 2026 Increases to 3.742 Euros – but Almost No Pensioner Will Ever Receive It
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In the middle of summer, a few weeks before the start of the review of the budget texts in the French parliament, the government evokes a path of savings: deindexing retirement pensions from inflation. An effective but politically risky leverThis is a track of work that looks like a test ball. In the middle of summer, the French government outlines a scenario of savings that could be presented to parliament at the start of the year: tackling pen…
To save money, the government is studying the possibility of deindexing the highest retirement pensions from inflation, but nothing is done, says the executive, which refers to "assumptions" of work.
Bercy is currently studying a potential unindexing of the highest pensions, exceeding €3,000. The government is considering a targeted pension freeze to achieve savings.
The government is considering deindexing the highest pensions from inflation in Budget 2027 to achieve savings.
The statutory maximum pension increases to 3.742 euros gross in 2026. The threshold is high, and even pensions above 3,000 euros remain an exception.
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