2026 Budget: Yaël Braun-Pivet does not rule out a tax increase

"Making this effort (to find €40 billion) solely through savings on public spending is unrealistic. It does not correspond to the objective of fairness that must be ours. We cannot ignore revenue and immediately exclude any tax increase," argues the elected representative from Yvelines, according to whom "we must prioritize measures that have the least possible impact on growth."

Yaël Braun-Pivet also says she is "in favour of the principle of a blank year ", which could even, "depending on the evolution of inflation [...] be considered beyond 2026".

"The scope will, in my opinion, have to be broad enough to have a real impact in terms of savings: de-indexation of income tax, of the CSG scale [Editor's note: general social contribution] on retirement, of pensions," she adds, arguing for "saving the most vulnerable."

She believes, however, that "the most well-off retirees could be made to contribute more," reiterating her desire to eliminate "the 10% tax deduction on pensions, which does not penalize small pensions," a measure that could bring in €4 billion per year. "An alternative could be to align the highest CSG rate with that of employees," she adds.

The Speaker of the House of Commons also considers it "necessary" to "look into the taxation of super-inheritances," noting that "0.1% of heirs receive amounts exceeding 13 million euros and pay on average only 10% of inheritance tax."

Regarding social VAT, Yaël Braun-Pivet says she is "divided," only seeing an interest in it "if this VAT increase is reflected 100% in a reduction in labor costs."

Regarding local authorities, she believes it is "possible to act on the wage bill, which has increased sharply in recent years." And she calls for "structural reforms" "beyond 2026" to reduce the "cost of the territorial mille-feuille" by clarifying responsibilities.