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Budget 2027: the government reopens the sensitive file of the freeze on retirement pensions

To save money, the government is studying the possibility of no longer indexing the highest retirement pensions to inflation. Nothing has been decided, however, the executive says, which mentions "hypotheses" of work.

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Budget 2027: the government reopens the sensitive file of the freeze on retirement pensions

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Analysis: Alito Made Up To $2.9 Million From Fossil Fuel Assets While Serving on Top Court

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