The tax benefits of retirees coveted

Pension reform and reduction of tax loopholes: these two subjects, the heart of the government program, may well overlap. To fund the pensions, Eric Woerth, Minister of Labour, said on Monday opened "a few additional contributions. This should involve some capital income – an area teeming with tax exemptions. But the review of tax and social niches, as Paris has pledged to implement vis-?-vis Brussels can hardly ignore the many measures that benefit retirees empire payday loans. If one puts aside the niches considered creating jobs (employees at home …) or too symbolic to be touched by the current government (VAT restoration), these devices "retirees" are indeed among the most expensive for public finances.

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