Should we remove the tax reduction from retirees?

Should we remove the reduction for professional expenses of 10% for retirees? Consultant and retired social worker, Michel and Sylvaine CATOIR have an income of 55,000 euros per year. They would pay around 400 euros more taxes. This measure is debated, even between retirees concerned. Since 2020, the revaluation of pensions has generally protected the purchasing power of retirees than that of assets.

“It is normal for everyone to participate in the effort”Estens me Olivier Chauvel, lawyer. A single retiree with an income of 1,200 euros per month would still not pay taxes. This measure would be fairer than a general drop in the indexing of pensions according to Mathieu Plane, economist, deputy director of the Department Analysis and forecasting of the OFCE. “The bottom of the middle class of retirees will not be concerned”he explains. Remove this 10% reduction could bring in 4 to 5 billion euros per year in state funds.

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