Reforming the pension system is not easy but it is essential, said Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday on France 2.
It is essential to carry out a reform to preserve our pay-as-you-go pension system, even if asking the French to work gradually longer is not easy, said the head of government.
His explanations were eagerly awaited two days after a new massive mobilization of opponents of this reform. Asked if she would repeat today that this reform is just, she did not use this word. We need justice in the way we distribute the effort among the French, she only indicated.
The government has been criticized for saying when it presented its reform that it was fair, while there will remain disparities in the duration of contributions and that those who started working younger will have to contribute longer to the system. The situation of some women was also highlighted.
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The executive has since refocused its message on the effort required of the French and on the essential nature of the reform.
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