Emmanuel Macron announces that he is open to discussion on the pension file during a trip to Pas-de-Calais
“I am ready to change the relationship with time and say that we are not asking for a reform until 2030 if I feel too much anxiety among people. Because we cannot say on Sunday evening “I want gather” and when we go to listen to people say “I’m not moving”, he underlined during a trip to Pas-de-Calais.
The door is open for a report of the departure age
“The 65 years are not a dogma,” added the president-candidate, answering questions during a walkabout, also evoking a “review clause in 2027”.
“We only retained a magic number” of 65 years old which however “does not arrive before 2030”, regretted the president-candidate a few minutes earlier on BFMTV, referring to this project of progressive reform of the age of departure, the flagship measure of its programme.
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Asked whether this figure could be lowered to 64, given the reluctance of the French, he replied in the affirmative.
“I open the door very clearly (…) maybe if there is too much tension, we have to stop in 2027, and not preempt the continuation” of the reform, he specified, knowing that his current project is to delay the retirement age by 4 months per year from 2023.
A referendum cannot be ruled out either.
This reform project is so contested that he was questioned about it by worried residents throughout his visit to Hauts-de-France on Monday, to Denain then to Carvin, towns which voted 40% for Marine Le Pen.
He also declared that he “does not rule out a referendum on any reform whatsoever”, including that of pensions, and that he wanted a “new method” of consultation.
“Clarifications are necessary” on this reform, he continued, saying he was ready to discuss the “rhythm and limits” of his project.
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He argued for a system that would continue to give people who started work early an “advantage” allowing them to leave earlier. But above all proposed, as in 2019, an “individualized” system with an analysis of the arduousness of the tasks that everyone has accomplished during their career. He offered free Social Security checkups at 40 and 65 as if to assess it.
AFP