This Wednesday, the French Senate approved raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 years, as part of the reform of Emmanuel Macron’s pension system.
The chamber – dominated by right-wing parliamentarians – opted to raise the legal retirement age from September 1 of this year. How will it be done? According to the government plan, from September the threshold will be moved by three months, up to a maximum of 63 years and three months in 2027. In 2030 the goal of 64 years would be reached.
In addition, the go-ahead was also given to raise the age from 42 to 43 to obtain a full pension, at a rate of one quarter per year.
The axes of the new pension reform
The pension reform of Emmanuel Macron It has been rejected by millions of citizens, who have exercised their right to protest in recent weeks.
It is necessary to specify that the reform will not enter into force until it is agreed by both chambers of Parliament. They have until March 26 to do so. Although, if this is not achieved, the Macron regime can apply it through an ordinance “that has never happened”, according to AFP.
Source: Larepublica
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