Mathilde Panot, leader of the LFI parliamentary group in France's National Assembly, announced on Tuesday, September 15, that her group would refuse to cooperate with the government on the 2027 budget proposal. This decision means LFI will not take part in discussions initiated by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who is seeking to finalize the budget. Despite being invited to meet with ministers responsible for public accounts and labor, David Amiel and Jean-Pierre Farandou, in hopes of finding a compromise, the LFI group has opted not to attend. Panot described this refusal as a necessary action to oppose what she calls a budget that includes cuts and to prevent the government from taking further measures she views as harmful. The government is working to achieve 30 billion euros in savings, which could involve reducing the automatic increases (deindexing) for the highest pensions or cutting tax exemptions for certain retirees. These proposals are strongly opposed by Panot, who called the plan to take 6 billion euros from retirees a "scandal." She criticized the government for targeting retirees while not extending a temporary tax on large corporations that had previously generated 8 billion euros annually. This tax was in place for only two years but had been a key source of revenue. Panot emphasized that it is unacceptable to suggest that wealth redistribution should be achieved through cutting pension benefits. She argued that true wealth sharing comes from taxation, not from reducing the income of retirees. Her comments reflect LFI's broader stance that economic policies should focus on fair taxation rather than cutting social benefits. The refusal to engage in budget negotiations highlights the growing tensions between the government and opposition groups over how to address France's fiscal challenges.