During the vote on the amended draft budget for 2022, the revaluation additional 500 million euros for retirement pensions was finally rejected by MEPs.
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“There was no reason to keep this amendment”estimated Wednesday, July 27 on France Inter the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, concerning the additional revaluation of 500 million euros for retirement pensions approved by the deputies before being rejected during a second deliberation requested by the government.
With LR, “we found ourselves on fundamental principles” and “we made compromises” during the debates in parliament on the Purchasing Power bill, believes @BrunoLeMaire #le69inter pic.twitter.com/ECGAz45sHE
– France Inter (@franceinter) July 27, 2022
“The amendment was an amendment to half a billion euros, (…) I would have accepted it if we had not already started a 5.1% pension increase and if I did not make the commitment that in January 2023 there will also be a new revaluation because inflation will increase by then”assures the minister.