The Head of State has mentioned the possibility of postponing the legal retirement age by an amendment in the social security financing bill
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bis repetita. By evoking before the press, Monday, September 12, the possibility of a postponement of the retirement age at 64 or 65 by an amendment in the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS), Emmanuel Macron again demonstrated that he would not hesitate to free himself from the unfavorable social and parliamentary situation to carry out his reforms.
“If we think that you need unanimity to move, you never do anything,” said the Head of State, while oppositions and social partners have already announced that ‘They would dispute this method if it were to be implemented at the heart of the fall. Especially since the government of Elisabeth Borne also advanced the possibility of adopting the budget by article 49.3 to compensate for the loss of her absolute majority in the National Assembly. “If in addition they make the mistake of putting an amendment on pensions in the PLFSS, it will become explosive,” warns Eric Coquerel, the “rebellious” president of the finance committee. “There is no serene debate in force through the PLFSS,” warned the leader of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, Monday.
A pension reform adopted by a simple government amendment deposited during a budgetary discussion? The idea was also coldly welcomed in the majority. During the breakfast bringing together the main leaders of the presidential coalition in Matignon, Tuesday morning, dissatisfaction dominated vis-à-vis this announcement which took short the deputies, and even within the government. The president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, and the leader of the Horizons deputies, Laurent Marcangeli, thus expressed their opposition. After the release of Mr. Macron, the Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt, however provided before a handful of deputies from the Social Affairs Committee on Monday evening, that this measure was not part of the PLFSS.
Consciousness for LR
The elected officials of the majority who learned in the press the intentions of the Head of State, without still being aware of the content of the bill, however are worried that such a legislative vehicle can be used by the Executive without compensation measures on hard work or the use of seniors. “I did not think it would happen so quickly,” admits the Horizons deputy, Frédéric Valletoux. But for the elected official of Seine-et-Marne, by accelerating the calendar, Emmanuel Macron “wishes to show that his reforming ambition is intact despite the situation in Parliament”.
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