Overview

• Franceinfo reports the plan would target couples without children with individual net incomes between €17,000 and €27,000 a year.
• The measure is presented as correcting a disparity in the tax scale that leaves such couples paying more than two single workers with the same combined income.
• Matignon initially suggested the cut would apply to couples paid at the SMIC before correcting the message, drawing criticism from the Socialist Party.
• Left-wing parties and trade unions rejected the idea as too narrow, and protesters interviewed in Paris called it vague and insufficient.
• Consultations at the prime minister’s office are continuing on the 2026 budget, with other options such as tax relief on overtime also under review.