The PM wants to provide some relief from the degraded public finances. New rules have come into force for the calculation of pensions.
The objective obviously is to increase the duration of benefits. But the French are not ready to give up on the idea of a social safety net for the unemployed. The French are ready to take on the challenge of finding a way out of the financial crisis. The time to act is now, not to wait until the end of the year. The only way out is to get out.