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The author stated that funds were still available for Ukraine, false Vital cards, and wind turbines, but not for the minimum wage or gasoline. In his presidential project for 2027, he proposed to reduce these expenses in order to lower payroll contributions and increase the minimum wage. https://t.co/TuoEOuF9RA #SMIC #France #Politique #UA (translated)

The article explores how the local regime of Alsace-Moselle, a complementary health system, manages to offer higher reimbursements while maintaining low contributions, raising thoughts on the possibility of reforming the French health system inspired by it. #Santé #AlsaceMoselle #Mutuelles (translated)

Bruno Retailleau, candidate for the presidency, proposes to increase working hours to 37.5 hours per week to allow employees to benefit from a 13th and 14th month by eliminating social contributions starting from the 36th hour, while capping social aid at 70% of the minimum wage. #Travail #Economie #Presidence (translated)

The government aims to encourage businesses to reassess their salary scales, often below the minimum wage, by threatening to reduce their exemptions from social contributions, which raises concerns about the compliance of this measure with the Constitution. #SalaireMinimum #Economie #Patronat (translated)

TotalEnergies News & Fact Checking responded to Mr. Ruffin that its global results had allowed it to cap pump prices for its French customers, with an amount already estimated at 500 million euros, and to fund investments contributing to the country's supply security. The company also cited value sharing with its employees, notably through profit-sharing, bonuses, assistance for fuel purchases, and dividends paid to its 80% French employee shareholders. It mentioned the return of funds to shareholders, including over 700,000 French individuals, as well as the company's debt reduction. TotalEnergies indicated that it would pay corporate tax in France for the 2026 fiscal year and that it paid its taxes where it made its profits. For 2025, it stated that it had paid more than 19 billion dollars in profits taxes and production taxes worldwide, and 100 billion since 2022. Its contribution to French public finances is said to have exceeded 2 billion euros in 2025, in taxes, duties, and social contributions. #Economie #TotalEnergies #Impots (translated)

Cerfia reported that, according to Eurostat, France had once again become in 2025 the country in the European Union with the highest mandatory levies, at 46% of GDP, which is 0.9 points higher than a year earlier. The account indicated that Denmark followed with 45.1%, ahead of Belgium at 44.7%. https://t.co/RpEvCKcoFZ #France #Impôts #Économie (translated)

The ₿unker 🪖 published a satirical portrait of Hugo, a 34-year-old man born in Clermont-Ferrand and living in Paris, whom they described as torn between his social ambitions, consumption habits, and political convictions. The author presented him as a buyer of biodynamic wine and a voter for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, while criticizing his use of cocaine and his desire to work for LVMH thanks to a family connection. In the story, Hugo had bought a 38 m² apartment on credit from Crédit Agricole over 25 years in 2021, at a price of 10,000 euros per square meter on Avenue Parmentier. On October 17 at 11:40 PM, riots were taking place in his street: the Monoprix was looted and his car was damaged, according to the author. He added that the property management had subsequently demanded 4,800 euros for repairs and that a real estate agent estimated that a quick sale would require a price of 8,200 euros per square meter. The text also asserted that the local property tax rate had increased by 52% under Anne Hidalgo in 2023. The story concluded with Hugo losing his job after a Hermes agent completed in twelve minutes a task he had planned for the end of the quarter. The ₿unker 🪖 contrasted his fate with that of his cousin Théo, who moved to Mexico, and then urged its readers to "vote with their feet." #Paris #Société #Immobilier (translated)

The author claimed that at the current rate, the only interest on the public debt would amount to between 50,000 and 100,000 euros for every child born today in France. He added that this amount would be in addition to the taxes, fees, and contributions that these children would pay throughout their lives, and called for action for them on Saturday. #DettesPubliques #Fiscalité #Économie #FR (translated)

Sir 𝕏 wrote that Nouvelle Énergie, the party of David Lisnard, should become the second party in France in terms of members up to date with their contributions. According to him, at the current rate, it could surpass Les Républicains and even become the first party in the country, ahead of the RN, by mid-November. He estimated that a change was underway. https://t.co/UITWdRBqZX #Politique #France #PartisPolitiques (translated)

Finneko examined the economic proposals of David Lisnard, who predicted, according to him, 80 billion euros in savings as early as the first year, 200 billion in cruise mode, and up to 300 billion in the long term. He described the program as a liberal strategy aimed at reducing public spending and levies on labor and companies, while promoting investment and employment. Of the 200 billion announced, Lisnard intended to allocate 120 billion to increase net wages through a reduction in contributions, 40 billion to reduce production taxes, and 40 billion to improve public finances. Finneko pointed out that the savings would not translate into a corresponding reduction in the deficit: according to his calculation, the direct budgetary improvement would be 40 billion. Starting from the public deficit of 152 billion euros recorded in 2025, there would remain, before any other changes, a financing need of more than 110 billion. Finneko deemed that the elimination of the C3S and the reduction of production taxes could support certain companies, without guaranteeing that the saved amounts would be devoted to investment or employment. He also noted that the 120 billion intended to increase net wages required further clarification on the distribution between employee and employer contributions, as well as on the financing of social spending. He also questioned the savings achievable through the reorganization of the 1,153 national public bodies, estimating that the elimination of structures would not necessarily eliminate the expenses related to their missions. Regarding pensions, he indicated that Lisnard wished to introduce a mandatory and collective capitalization tier and mobilize the delinking of pensions exceeding 2,000 euros per month. Finneko requested clarifications on the funding of the transition and the payment of current pensions. Finally, he estimated that the adjustment of 80 billion from the first year should be evaluated in light of its possible effects on activity, particularly demand. While he considered several directions worthy of interest, he expressed skepticism about the budgetary credibility of the amounts and the timeline. He awaited details of the savings, measure by measure and year by year, a simulation of their economic effects, and a projection of the funding for the transition to capitalization. #Economie #FinancesPubliques #Salaires (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian challenged the idea that retirees acquired their rights through their contributions, arguing that these had financed their parents' pensions and that current contributions financed theirs. He noted that a worker contributed 15% in the 1970s, compared to 28% today. He also wrote that the deputies refused an indexation that was reassessed every year, while the debt, in his opinion, was exploding, and compared the pension system to a Ponzi scheme. #Retraites #Pensions #Économie (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian wrote that the deputies had refused the day before to change the tax allowance for retirees and had opposed that day the de-indexing of pensions and social benefits. He indicated that he had proposed to end their automatic increase while the deficit, in his opinion, was exploding, but the deputies had rejected his proposal. He estimated that the workers, who paid contributions and taxes, as well as their children, to whom the debt would be left, would bear the cost. He deemed this position irresponsible and stated that the country was heading towards a deadlock. #Retraites #Députés #Politique (translated)

Cerfia indicated that the Val-d’Oise prefecture had initiated an administrative closure procedure against two shisha bars in Sannois (95) during the Manchester City-PSG match. According to the media, 2.4 kg of smuggled shisha tobacco had been seized at the Opso, in recidivism. It also reported the employment of an undeclared and undocumented worker, non-compliance with regulations applicable to establishments open to the public, the absence of a smoking room and license, as well as a failure to declare the video surveillance system. Cerfia added that the establishment was subject to a customs fine, social security contribution adjustment, and the seizure of tobacco. For the Boss, Cerfia reported a recurrence of the absence of a compliant smoking room and the initiation of an administrative closure procedure. #Chicha #Tabac #FermetureAdministrative (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian proposed 250 billion euros in savings, stating that such cuts needed to be made everywhere to avoid a crisis. He estimated that this measure could make France a "tax haven" for workers due to a reduction in contributions and taxes, and criticized those who, in his view, wanted to protect their rents. https://t.co/JaitWUMe6B #Économie #France #Crise (translated)

Joan Larroumec stated that the French private pension system was also heavily in deficit, estimating its deficit at 77 billion euros. He argued that the public system's deficit reached 50 billion euros per year, masked in his view by accounting overcontributions, notably 82% for the state and 126% for the military. According to his calculations, the private system received 228 billion euros in contributions, against 300 billion euros in pensions paid, or 305 billion euros including management fees. He indicated that the gap was covered by subsidies, allocated taxes, and debt. He specifically cited 37 billion euros in levies related to the CSG and allocated taxes, 24 billion euros in reimbursements by the state for exemptions from charges, and 17 billion euros collected from family and unemployment funds. Larroumec estimated that the pay-as-you-go system should have been adjusted 25 years ago, either by lowering pensions or raising the retirement age, due to the aging population and the decrease in the number of active workers per retiree. He attributed the lack of reform to a lack of political will and opposition from the population, stating that the deficits had been financed through overcontributions in the public sector and by taxes, subsidies, and debt in the private sector. He also disputed the figures from the Retirement Orientation Council, which estimated the deficit at 5 billion euros. According to his calculations, 420 billion euros were spent each year on pensions, against 282 billion euros in contributions collected, leaving 137 billion euros to be found elsewhere in the economy. He suggested that political leaders were staying silent about the problem because retirees formed the largest electorate in France and that attempts at reform had cost some elected officials their jobs. #Retraites #France #Déficit (translated)

The ministry announced an initial official estimate of aid to companies, valued between 60 and 166 billion euros, a subject that reignites the debate on the budget, particularly regarding the exemptions from employer contributions. #AidesAuxEntreprises #Budget #Exonérations (translated)

Joan Larroumec stated that a report from the IGF revealed that social contributions charged to civil servants, which could reach 80% of their salary, inflated public budgets and, according to him, masked the pension deficit. He argued that this method also distorted international comparisons and hindered the measurement of the burden of civil servants' pensions, which could soon become the largest expense for the state. According to him, France ranked low in terms of sovereign expenditures because it devoted the majority of its resources to pensions. He added that he had created graphs to illustrate his point. #Retraites #Économie #France (translated)