Taxing retirees who “can afford it”: “this has never been discussed within the government” contests François-Noël Buffet

Do ministers talk to each other beforehand or do they throw out ideas on the morning news to see the reactions. We can legitimately ask ourselves the question given the waltz of ministers who have made proposals in recent days on the budget and the thorny question of financing old age and dependency.

This Wednesday morning is François-Noël Buffetminister to the Minister of the Interior, who reacted to the words of his colleague Astrid Panosyan-BouvetMinister responsible for Labor and Employment who mentioned the day before that retirees who “can afford it” participate in the financing and that it is not “not just the assets that are put to use”. On FranceInfo, he said “surprised” ensuring that this “had never been discussed within the government” and that it was a personal position of the minister.

“Me, I am rather extremely reserved about the fact that we are still taxing the French”he added. And to add “let’s first make as much effort as possible on spending limitations and structural reforms that will generate savings” by advising “postpone new taxes until later”. “The French need to take a breath and think about purchasing power”, he emphasizes.

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