DECRYPTION – The solemn vote on the revenue part of the finance bill is scheduled for Tuesday. The new tax situation forces small and large bosses, who are finalizing their own 2025 budget, to make painful trade-offs.
« In recent weeks, we have seen our customers increasingly worried, whatever their size and sector of activity.assures Angélique Acosta, associate director of the consulting firm Spartes. Most will have no choice but to reduce their operating expenses. » To cope with the wall of charges that awaits them from 2025, some companies are already activating all possible levers to find savings. More detailed management of payroll, absenteeism or group insurance contracts, optimization of real estate, energy consumption… the hunt for savings is on.
« I intend to make a clear assessment of the real health expenses of employees », confides Roger Reynaud, head of Alliance Environnement, a water treatment and waste recovery company based in the South. Worse, 37% of very small companies plan to moderate salaries, according to a survey…
