Overview
- Using constitutional timing under article 47‑1, the government halted first‑reading debates at midnight and transmitted the Assembly‑amended Social Security bill to the Senate without a final lower‑house vote.
- The Assembly approved a suspension of the 2023 pension reform until January 2028 by 255 votes to 146, with PS, Greens and RN backing and most Renaissance MPs abstaining; the government pegs the cost at about €300 million in 2026 and €1.9 billion in 2027.
- Deputies stripped out several savings measures, including a freeze on pensions and minimum benefits, a surtax on health mutuals, and wider medical co‑payments, reshaping the bill’s deficit path.
- Lawmakers raised the CSG on capital income to 10.6%, a change expected to bring in roughly €2.8 billion in 2026 to help finance the pension pause.
- The Assembly rejected the government’s plan to replace retirees’ 10% tax allowance with a €2,000 flat deduction, voting to keep the allowance; the Senate, led by the right and center, has signaled it will try to restore the original pension reform starting with debates from November 19.