On Wednesday, October 7, members of the finance committee rejected a key proposal from the government's 2027 budget plan. The proposal aimed to reduce the 10% tax exemption on income for retirees, lowering the threshold from 4,439 euros to 3,000 euros. This change would have affected retirees earning more than 1,250 euros per month in a household. The measure was removed early in the committee discussions, with a large majority of members opposing it. Claire Marais-Beuil from the Rassemblement national said, "We refuse for the public accounts to be corrected once again at the expense of retirees." Aurélien Le Coq from La France insoumise warned that the change would impact retirees who earn more than 1,250 euros per month, stating, "Meanwhile, the billionaires continue to fill their pockets." Nicolas Rey from Droite républicaine called the measure an "important tax increase" that would affect 4.6 million households and could "strengthen tensions between generations." Nicolas Sansu from Gauche Démocrate et Républicaine agreed, calling the proposal "extremely harsh for retirees." Guillaume Kasbarian from Ensemble pour la République, one of the few to support the proposed cut, argued that the government was removing a tax benefit for retirees in a way that could deepen generational divides. He said, "You are amplifying the generational divide, asking for efforts from everyone, except always the retirees. This is not responsible towards workers and young generations." The proposed reduction in the tax exemption for retirees, expected to generate 1.4 billion euros in savings, will be reconsidered in the National Assembly. The final budget proposal will determine whether the exemption is reformed or kept in place. The budget also includes another measure related to retirees: the partial deindexing of pensions.