In an interview with the “Sunday newspaper”, the new Prime Minister recalls that the purchasing power will be the priority of the government, and responds to the controversies which followed the appointment of ministers.
Le Monde with AFP
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne defends Sunday May 22 in the Sunday Journal The pension reform project, insisting on his wish to” not lie “to the French. “Those who would like to make believe (that the pension reform) is not essential do not tell the truth to the French,” says the government’s chef.
Emmanuel Macron proposed during the presidential campaign to “shift the legal age” retirement “of 4 months per year” to carry it “in 2031 to 65 years”, with a “long careers” device and another of “arduousness”.
“The challenge, for our country, is to ensure the strength of our social model, to continue social progress and to invest, especially in health and education”, pleads Ms. Borne.
“The President of the Republic has made clear commitments: no tax increase, no increase in debt. However, we live longer and longer, the relationship between the number of assets and the number of retirees Decreases … If we want to preserve the distribution pension system, to which our fellow citizens are attached, we will have to work gradually a little longer “.
retirement at 65 years “is not a totem,” she says, “but we must ensure the financing of our social model. And announce to the French that they will work less, brandish retirement 60 years is lying to them. This is what the RN has done for years. It is also a measure that we find in the program of the Nuts and which is not credible. The promises “Tomorrow, we shave freely”, the French do not believe it. I will not lie to them. “.
purchasing power as priority
On the maintenance in his post of the Minister of Justice, who provoked the anger of magistrates, Elisabeth Borne replied that “Éric Dupond-Moretti has obtained the highest increase in the justice budget in twenty years and results concrete in terms of workforce and delays in the processing of business “. Regarding the appointment to the education of Pap Ndiaye, the Prime Minister refuses to see a break with the inheritance of her predecessor, Jean-Michel Blanquer:
“Let us avoid caricaturing the positions. Both pursue the same goal: to ensure equal opportunities and excellence for our young people, which the new minister perfectly embodies.”
The government’s chef also firmly responds to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who hopes to take up his post after the legislative elections in June:
“The outrageousness of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, personally, interest me very little. Mr. Mélenchon, like all of us, should respect our institutions. The presidential election is played on two towers, and I remind that he n ‘was not in the second round. “
Finally, Elisabeth Borne confirms the priorities of the new government which will be on the table of the Council of Ministers on Monday: school, health, ecological transition but above all purchasing power, which must be the first text presented to the new parliament which will be elected in a few weeks.