It is at a time when social deficits are widening that the government will release new funding for the elderly. In line with the promise of Emmanuel Macron two years ago, Olivier Véran proposes to create a fifth branch of Social Security (alongside the branches of old age, sickness, family and accidents at work) to meet the expenses related to loss of autonomy. This is apparent from the two draft laws relating to social debt which were sent this Tuesday evening to the social partners and of which Le Figaro obtained a copy.
The return to balance of the social security accounts, initially promised in 2021, was to free up revenue to finance part of the expenses linked to the dependence of the elderly. Alas, the coronavirus crisis has plunged social deficits back into abysmal depths, with an unprecedented hole of more than 40 billion euros expected this year. And a return to the green which, so close to the goal for twenty-five
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