The executive is preparing to unveil the flagship reform of the five-year term, Tuesday, January 10, without having hitherto managed to convince the French to carry out such a site.
by Ivanne Trippenbach
The majestic 4 -meter -high tree still sits in the hall of the Châtelet Hotel, which houses the Ministry of Labor. Whenever Olivier Dussopt passes there, the minister takes a look at the graying thorns which are sagging under the weight of the golden globes. And to say that the pension reform project was already mature when the Christmas tree was radiated, in early December 2022… its presentation had been postponed to January 10 to save the holiday season.
The time has now come to face the storm. For a power in place, “it’s never pleasant,” said government spokesman Olivier Véran on Wednesday January 4, after the first council of ministers of the year.
Shortly before, Emmanuel Macron had been dark by calling the government to “do not give in to fear professionals” and “the conjuration of sad minds”, while the head of government, Elisabeth Borne, prayed the Ministers to “resist the opposite winds”. The day before in Matignon, herself, Olivier Dussopt and the boss of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, reviewed the Ballet which will open, with its threats and its red lines, and which, basically, no one wants really.
No one, except Emmanuel Macron. The Head of State intends to hang the cursed reform on the board of his second five -year period and keep the reforming habit he claims. With the ambition to “continue to transform our country in the face of corporatisms” or “the temptation of the spirit of defeat”, he insisted in his wishes to the French. On Wednesday, the president re -elected eight months ago asked Elisabeth Borne and his ministers of “audacity”. The latter are preparing to unveil a reform without surprise or upheaval: it is a question of maintaining the system afloat, not to refound.
Until the end, the government’s heading will have wanted to play consultation, in a renewed choreography of appointments in Matignon with unions and political leaders. Three months of discussions punctuated by two Elysée dinners, where the Head of State gauged the balances within his camp and, between the oysters and the cheese, decided on the way of proceeding. Time to find a close common ground with the social partners on counterparts, such as arduousness or minimum pension at 85 % of the minimum wage.
The power has thus focused the public debate sometimes on the method – amendment to the social security budget or bill apart? Use at 49.3 or parliamentary vote? – Sometimes the age to be reached to perceive your full -rate retirement. The two heads of the executive mentioned either 65 years, or 64 years coupled with the acceleration of the Touraine reform – it brings the contribution period to forty -three years by 2035.
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