“the government is rather confused”, judge Gérard Larcher

The subject of pension reform is one of the key issues of the political return. “We know that the status quo is not possible”, admits Gérard Larcher, president (LR) of the Senate, invited on the set of “4V”, Thursday, September 22. According to the latter, “reform is essential”. “So far, the government has not committed much. It is even rather confused: we are one week away from tabling the Social Security financing bill, and we still do not know if it will introduce elements of the pension reform in this bill, or he is preparing an ad hoc text”underlines however Gérard Larcher.

“We have to discuss long careers, hardship… All these subjects have already been dealt with in the Senate for three years”, continues the President of the Upper House. Regarding the retirement age, Gérard Larcher “takes up the amendment of [ses] fellow senators”. “Progressive, 62 to 64 years old”he explains, while supporting “the gradual end of special diets”.