French premier François Bayrou survived a confidence vote in February after promising fresh talks over pension age rise. But no change has been forthcoming — and calls for increased defense ...

The French government is evaluating the removal of a 10 percent tax reduction for pensioners to save €40 billion by 2026. This move aims to address the national budget deficit but has sparked ...

The reform raises France's state pension age by two years to 64, which Mr Macron argues is necessary to keep the French pension system viable. The change is bitterly opposed by unions. The pontiff ...

Read more Subscribers only French pension protests: Report denounces 'violations of fundamental rights' during arrests Macron has signed the pension reform into law, with the changes set to take ...

Moscovici also said that at least partially indexing pensions to wages rather than only inflation would ensure that retirees were exposed to the same economic risks as workers. French retirees ...

Gilbert Cette, President of the French Pensions Advisory Council, voiced support for the removal of the tax break earlier this year, a stance later echoed by Patrick Martin, President of the ...

What is the proposed change? At present, recipients of a French pension benefit from a 10 percent abattement fiscal - or tax allowance. This means that 10 percent is automatically deducted from ...

Paris, May 1, 2025 — Venture capital investment in France has plummeted to its lowest level in five years, as internal ...

Moscovici also said that at least partially indexing pensions to wages rather than only inflation would ensure that retirees were exposed to the same economic risks as workers. French retirees' ...