“Entering a discussion by saying: ‘in any case, we will end with a 49.3’, does not make sense”, estimated the Minister of Labor, while discussions are in class with the social partners.
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Will the government use 49.3 again? The Minister of Labor assured, Monday, October 24, that he “will do[t] everything” in order to avoid activating this article of the Constitution to adopt the future pension reform. “Entering into a discussion by saying: ‘in any case, we will end with a 49.3’, does not make sense”, declared Olivier Dussopt at the microphone of Public Senate.
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Pension reform: “Entering a discussion by saying ‘in any case we will end with a 49.3’, does not make sense”, considers @olivierdussopt who hopes to reach a consensus. “It is a test for all the governments which have wanted to reform pensions” #HelloHome pic.twitter.com/FaCSMKX7FA
— Public Senate (@publicsenat) October 24, 2022
“I do everything to build convergence, consensus”also declared the minister, while the government has been carrying out since the beginning of October discussions with trade unions and employers’ organisations. These will last “until Christmas“, with a view to starting in 2023 the “parliamentary debates”.
“There is no totem, no taboo, but two guidelines: improving the system and the balance of the system”, he added. The executive wants to push back the legal retirement age to 65. “This prospect of a gradual increase in the retirement age is quite inevitable”suggests Olivier Dussopt, pointing out that several “European countries with comparable economies have all set a horizon between 65 and 67 years”.