Emmanuel Macron wants a gradual postponement of the legal retirement age to 65, with a review clause at 64.
Major project of the second five-year term of Emmanuel Macron, the pension reform will be done in agreement with the unions and the employers, assured Élisabeth Borne this Monday morning, the day after the victory of the outgoing president against Marine Le Pen. “There is an important place for consultation“said the Minister of Labor on RTL. The program of the president-candidate LREM includes a reform of the system, in particular a gradual postponement of the legal age of departure to 65, with a review clause at 64.
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“There must be consultations with employers’ organizations and trade unionson this subject, estimated Elisabeth Borne, while confirming that “those who started working earlier would continue to leave earlier“, in the same way “those who are in trades where there is professional wear and tear, hardship“.
Macron “does not lock himself in his first 100 days”
The minister, whose name is circulating to succeed Jean Castex at Matignon, also emphasized the increase in the level of pensions promised by Emmanuel Macron. “We want to revalue pensions, to take inflation into account in July and ensure that each Frenchman who has contributed throughout his life has a pension of at least 1100 euros“, she confirmed. The re-elected president has undertaken to reindex pensions on inflation from July 1, and to establish a floor, for full careers, set at 1100 euros per month. Thereby, “if we want to increase pensions, not increase contributions, we will gradually have to work a little longer“, Pointed Elisabeth Borne.
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Asked about the timing of this reform, and about the famous first 100 days of the second five-year term of the former Minister of the Economy, the minister did not give details. “Emmanuel Macron does not lock himself in his first 100 days. The reform is necessary to ensure the sustainability of the pension system, it is therefore important, this reform will have to be carried out.»