PLFSS 2027: CroissancePlus alerts senators to tax penalizing profit sharing

According to CroissancePlus, this measure could lead to a significant increase in charges for companies that share their profits with their employees. For example, an employee earning 1.8 times the minimum wage (SMIC) and receiving €1,000 in profit-sharing would see their employer bear an additional €213 in charges.

The government estimates that this provision will generate an additional €3.7 billion in revenue. However, CroissancePlus is concerned that this tax could jeopardize profit-sharing agreements currently being negotiated in companies, affecting more than ten million employees. This measure comes at a time of already fragile economic conditions, marked by a slowdown in activity, a decrease in investment, and a decline in private employment for the seventh consecutive quarter.

CroissancePlus, an association bringing together entrepreneurs in favor of inclusive growth, considers this article to be a negative signal. The draft budget provides for a total of €11 billion in additional levies on labor, while the target for reducing the public deficit is set at €9.1 billion.

According to CroissancePlus, Article 7 penalizes companies for actions they were previously encouraged to undertake. The organization calls on senators to reject this measure, believing that the solution to improve public finances does not lie in creating new taxes, but in reducing public spending.