“Tonight, there is neither winner nor loser”, tweeted Elisabeth Borne on Friday, after the validation of the pension reform by the Constitutional Council, synonymous according to the Prime Minister with “end” of the “democratic process” of this highly contested text.
In a thread of five tweets, the head of government considers that “to preserve (the) pay-as-you-go system, this reform requires effort from the French who can. But it also includes many advances”.
She cites among the latter “an increase in pensions of more than 600 euros per year on average” for “1.8 million pensioners, including 1 million women”.
It also argues that by “improving the long career system and taking professional wear and tear into account, 4 out of 10 workers will leave before the legal age” raised from 62 to 64, and that the government is investing in this reform “1 billion euros in the prevention of professional wear and tear”.
In a press release published just after these tweets from the Prime Minister, the government assured that “with this reform, our pension system will be in balance in 2030”.
“The government’s desire is now to continue consultation with the social partners to give more meaning to work, improve working conditions and achieve full employment”, specifies the press release, after President Emmanuel Macron proposed to the unions to receive them at the Elysée on Tuesday.
The government also considers that this decision marks “the end of the institutional and democratic process” of the reform.
“A process that began with cycles of consultation with the social partners in the fall, then continued with a parliamentary debate in the National Assembly and the Senate, allowing the adoption of a text by a joint committee greatly enriched by the initiatives of parliamentarians”, underlines the press release.
04/14/2023 18:52:39 – Paris (AFP) – © 2023 AFP
