"Immediate Censorship": Eric Ciotti Threatens the Government in the Event of Tax Increases

If taxes increase, Eric Ciotti will censure the government. This is what he assured this Thursday on RMC and RMC Story , while the Macronist president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, did not rule out tax increases on Wednesday to close the 2026 budget .

"There's immediate censure" in the event of a tax increase, warns the leader of the Union of the Right (UDR). "We are the country in the world where people pay the most taxes; we win the tax world cup every year." And if the deficit is so high, it's "because we spend badly and recklessly, particularly on immigration," insists the elected official.

"The fact that Yaël Braun-Pivet wants to raise taxes is a mistake and an absolute scandal. Macronists, as soon as things go wrong, increase taxes and spending. We want to make savings on the state's standard of living and immigration, particularly with the 2 billion AME (State Medical Aid for Foreigners)."

This Wednesday, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, assured that "any tax increase" could not be ruled out for the 2026 budget. And in the sights of the Yvelines MP, retirees and the inheritance of the ultra-rich are in the sights: "The most well-off retirees could be asked to contribute more," she warned, referring to her desire to eliminate "the 10% tax deduction on pensions, which does not penalize small pensions," a measure that could bring in 4 billion euros per year.

Yaël Braun-Pivet also believes it is "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".