The French government is exploring a proposal that would cost around 6 billion euros, involving adjusting retirees' pensions to match inflation. According to David Amiel, the Minister of Public Accounts, this adjustment would be financed by removing a 10% tax benefit that retirees currently enjoy on professional expenses. Amiel emphasized that the government is trying to find savings in a difficult economic situation, marked by a budget deficit and slow economic growth. He noted that it is not feasible to both index all pensions to inflation and keep the full 10% tax allowance, stating that "one will have to choose between the two." Amiel mentioned another possibility: indexing only a portion of pensions, such as the smallest ones. However, he warned that this would require drastically reducing the tax allowance, potentially down to the euro, to avoid increasing the budget deficit. He stressed that there can be no half-measures, and that the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, would make the final decision on the matter. Currently, retirees can reduce their taxable income by 10% on certain professional expenses, such as household help or gardening, up to a limit of 4,000 euros annually. This tax benefit costs the government 6 billion euros each year, the same amount as the cost of indexing all pensions to inflation. The idea of eliminating or reducing this allowance, which has been in place since 1978, has come up in political discussions for several years. Although the 2025 Finance Bill included a proposal to remove it, it was rejected by the National Assembly. In an interview with Sud Radio, Amiel also suggested that he had proposed reforms to certain tax loopholes that primarily benefit the wealthiest individuals. However, he did not provide further details on these proposals.