MPs Jérôme Guedj and Cyrille Isaac-Sibille went on Thursday to the Social Security Directorate in order to obtain clarifications on 40,000 beneficiaries of this measure, announced the day before by the Minister of Labor.
by bertrand bissuel
The opposition continues to reproach the government its “lies” on the revaluation of small pensions. Thursday, February 16, Jérôme Guedj, socialist deputy for Essonne, reiterated this accusation, during the debates in the National Assembly on the pension reform, a few hours after having carried out an unusual approach intended to hit the spirits: he went to the Directorate of Social Security (DSS) – one of the ministerial administrations at the heart of the development of the text – in order to “enlighten gray areas” which prevail, according to him, on this file.
The parliamentarian’s initiative constitutes a new episode in the controversy linked to the rise of the minimum pension. The power in place has promised, under certain conditions, to give small pensions a boost likely to go up to 100 euros per month, the goal being to bring them to 85 % of the net minimum wage – which will correspond to About 1,200 euros gross at the end of the summer. For several days, the executive opponents have requested that transparency be made on the number of people called to touch this sum.
Wednesday morning, on France Inter, the Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt, has lifted a corner of the veil: among the future retirees, 40,000 will pass “the milestone of 85 % of the minimum wage”, he indicated, While 250,000 individuals, already retirement, will experience the same fate. But these details have not convinced Mr. Guedj. Hence the “unexpected visit” he returned to the DSS on Thursday morning, as co -president of the social security assessment and control mission. He was accompanied by his colleague Cyrille Isaac-Sibille (Democrat, Rhône), the other co-president of this same mission. 2> “The Minister ment”
Based on elements given by the DSS, Mr. Guedj challenged Mr. Dussopt, Thursday afternoon, during the discussion on the text. State services are “not at the origin” of the estimate relating to the 40,000 future beneficiaries of the 1,200 euros and “do not know themselves” where it comes, he asserted. From then on, “Where does this figure come from?”, He asked. The response of the Minister of Labor was scathing: “Reality, Mr. Guedj is that you lose the pedals,” he launched-“unhappy expression” and “a little rude”, that he has then withdrawn. On the merits, on the other hand, he maintained his explanations delivered to France Inter, adding: “I do not have to account either on the channels or the way I make the forecasts (…).”
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