Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne defends the pension reform project on Sunday in the
Sunday Journal
(JDD), insisting on her wish to
“not lie”
to the French.
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"Those who would like to believe (that the pension reform) is not essential do not tell the truth to the French
," says the head of government.
Emmanuel Macron proposed during the presidential campaign to
"shift the legal age"
of retirement
"by 4 months per year"
to bring
it "in 2031 to 65 years"
, with a device for
"long careers"
and another of
"difficulty"
.
"The challenge for our country is to ensure the strength of our social model, to pursue social progress and to invest, particularly in health and education"
, argues Élisabeth Borne:
"The President of the French Republic made clear commitments: no increase in taxes, no increase in debt.
However, we are living longer and longer, the ratio between the number of working people and the number of retirees is decreasing... If we want to preserve the pay-as-you-go pension system, to which our fellow citizens are attached, we will have to gradually work a little longer"
.
Retirement at 65
“is not a totem”
, she assures,
“but we must ensure the financing of our social model.
And to announce to the French that they are going to work less, to brandish retirement at 60, is to lie to them.
That's what the RN did for years.
It is also a measure found in the Nupes program and which is not credible.
Promises like 'tomorrow, we shave for free', the French do not believe in them.
I won't lie to them."
