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The French Prime Minister declares that the increase in the minimum retirement age is “non-negotiable”

The French Prime Minister declares that the increase in the minimum retirement age is “non-negotiable”

Élisabeth Borne has ratified that it is a non-negotiable and necessary measure to guarantee “the balance of the system”, despite the strong protests against the decision.

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The Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth Borne, ratified this Sunday that the plan to raise the minimum retirement age to 64 years is non-negotiable and the result of a necessary consensus to guarantee “the balance of the system” despite the strong street protests against the decision.

“This is the compromise that we have proposed,” the prime minister confirmed to France Info less than 24 hours after the first review of the text in the National Assembly this coming Monday.

The rise in the minimum retirement age by 2030, from the current 62 years, is part of a pension reform that will increase the minimum pension by 100 euros per month for all beneficiaries with respect to the current benefit.

The measure will be implemented gradually adding three more months per year as of September, he said before an expected project, at the same time controversial, announced by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, during the electoral campaign.

Likewise, the contribution period necessary to benefit from a full pension will be gradually increased up to age 43, although the full retirement age will remain at 67 yearsas reported by the newspaper ‘Le Parisien’.

“And it is a commitment that we propose after having exchanged impressions with employers, unions and parliamentary groups. It is necessary to ensure the balance of the system,” said the Prime Minister.

However, Borne has qualified that the conversation in Parliament will be open to other aspects of the working life of the Frenchespecially when it comes to women. “Today, there are many women who cannot take full advantage of circumstances such as maternity at the end of their working lives,” she declared.


Source: Eitb

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