Olivier Véran, spokesperson for the government, estimated this Friday that those opposed to the pension reform “will not change their minds”, whatever the timetable finally chosen to have it adopted. He also specified that the choice of the method would be announced “in a few days”.
Those who today tell you that they are opposed to working longer, factually, prefer that we increase taxes or that we increase the debt. It is not our choice. The question is are we able to convince them, in a month or in three months or in six months?, asked Olivier Vran at the microphone of RTL.
Amendment to the social security budget in the fall or ad hoc text in early 2023, those who prefer to increase taxes, increase the debt will not change their minds, it must be said, in the coming months, it has to be said. – he completes.
A decision in a few days
President Emmanuel Macron, who recalled Thursday that the reform was necessary while claiming that it be done in the most peaceful way possible, is due to have lunch on Friday with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to discuss this subject in particular, according to Olivier Vran.
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After receiving most of the parliamentary groups over the past two days, Elisabeth Borne will be take a decision that she will explain in a few dayssaid the spokesperson.
Beyond that, he defended the principle of raising the legal retirement age. The big difference with all our partners and all our neighbours, and moreover with most Western countries, is this retirement age, it is this working time, he explained.
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We are talking about gradually bring things back into balance (…) because for us, it is a dogma, a base, and we will not go back on it: we will not raise taxeswe want to lower them and we don’t does not want to increase the debt furtherotherwise our children will pay for it.
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