President Emmanuel Macron estimated on Wednesday that his highly contested pension reform should "
come into force by the end of the year
" because it is "
necessary
", during an angry television interview on TF1 and France 2. social.
"
This reform, it is necessary, it does not please me, I would have liked not to do it, but that is also why I made the commitment to do it
", declared the head of the State wishing an entry into force by the end of the year "
so that things fall into place
", and in particular that 1.8 million retirees "
start to be increased by around 600 euros per year on average
" and that "
we are beginning to shift the legal age by three additional months
".
