He is one of the few not to oppose it.
In
Les Echos
Monday, September 19, the former ex-LR Labor Minister who became Renaissance, Éric Woerth, speaks in favor of a pension reform in the form of amendments backed by the text of the budget.
The hypothesis, formulated by Emmanuel Macron last week, however tenses a large part of the political class.
Starting with his MoDem ally, François Bayrou, who sees it
as a "forced passage
".
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But Éric Woerth does not “
share
” this idea.
According to him, “
there would be no rush, since in reality, the debate on the subject is permanent
”.
It's more about demonstrating "
pedagogy
" and "
strength of conviction
", and "
we have plenty of time for this this fall
".
“
Slowness is not a condition of success
,” he said.
“A symbolic marker”
Because, for the deputy of Oise, there is an urgency to reform.
And "
rightly or wrongly, pensions have become a symbolic marker of the government's reforming capacity
".
“
Why wait?
asks Éric Woerth, who recognizes that we cannot “
describe an entire system in the PLFSS, but we can take the most difficult measures
”.
“
We need a new pension reform, and to stop excessively politicizing the subject
,” he insists again.
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Two weeks before the start of parliament, the former Sarkozyist also issues a warning to the executive.
“
The risk of permanent compromise is to weaken the reforms.
(...) The addition of half measures does not make a measure.
“The one who considers that”
the 49-3 is not a taboo tool
“adds:”
The government must set concrete collective objectives.
(...) The worst risk for France, once again, is immobility.
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