The senators completed on Tuesday the examination in committee of the pension reform project which will be debated in the hemicycle from Thursday.
“We must have the humility to say that this is a reform that requires effort from the French, which will bring improvements but which will not suddenly make our system perfect”admits Wednesday, March 1 on franceinfo Marc Ferracci, vice-president of the Renaissance group, deputy for the 6th constituency of French people living abroad.
“On this question of minimum pensions, small pensions, when I hear the criticisms of the opposition, I am a little stunned”explains Marc Ferracci before developing his point: “The principle of a minimum pension at 85% of the minimum wage has been in the law since 2003 and has never been implemented by successive governments, whether right-wing or left-wing governments. do.”
“Unprecedented efforts are being made”
The deputy then specifies what this implementation will cost: “1.8 million retirees will benefit from an unprecedented increase in their basic pension, which will be an average of 600 euros per year, which represents one billion euros. Two hundred thousand future retirees per year, i.e. one out of four departures, will see their pension increase by an average of more than 400 euros, which represents 700 million euros.These 1.7 billion euros is 10% of the savings that we will achieve thanks to this reform and which will be devoted to the revaluation of minimum pensions.
Concerning the communication errors on the number of pensioners concerned, in particular the fact that the pension at 1,200 euros will concern between 10,000 and 20,000 new pensioners each year, he admits that he “There may have been a little wavering in the communication but the reality is that unprecedented efforts are being made.”
On the next day of national mobilization scheduled for March 7, the MP declares that he wishes “that this mobilization – both in the form of demonstrations and work stoppages – goes well with regard to public order as has been the case in recent weeks”. He also wishes “that it does not penalize, or as little as possible, the French who work”. “A mobilization on a reform of this magnitude is necessarily always strong. I want us to remain on this ambition to continue to explain why the reform is necessary and why it is balanced with a large number of accompanying measures which our compatriots will benefit”he concludes.