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Former Minister of the Economy Eric Lombard additionally requires “suspending” the pension reform
Eric Lombard known as, on Monday, the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to “suspend” the 2023 pension reform as demanded by the Socialist Party, with a purpose to keep away from additional censorship from the federal government and assure a price range for France.
Asked on BFM-TV whether or not it was vital “suspend” this reform and never solely the ” shift “ as President Emmanuel Macron advised, the previous Minister of the Economy responded: “Yes, we’re suspending her. »
“I think it is important that this sacramental word is spoken by the Prime Minister” Tuesday throughout his basic coverage declaration, defined Roland Lescure’s predecessor at Bercy.
“We’re putting this in the fridge until the 2027 election” And “in the meantime”he “it would be good for the social partners to find an agreement” permitting “over time, to regain balance in the retirement system”he continued.
The former tenant of Bercy had already advised this avenue “September 24” to the Prime Minister, he mentioned, confirming info from the Parisian. Mr. Lecornu then responded “that he was going to watch” And “the order fell to Bercy to encrypt the subject”in accordance with Eric Lombard. “The main thing is the stability of our economy, of our country. For that, you need a budget”justified Mr. Lombard.
While the primary secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, requires a suspension “complete” of pension reform, the previous minister requires ” compromise ” : “What I say to my socialist friends is that if this suspension is proposed, indeed, we must consider that they have had a great victory (…) And so I tell them (…) don’t go too far. »
“Symbolically strong”a suspension would enable “hundreds of thousands of people who should have left at the beginning of 2027, to leave earlier than planned”for a price in 2026 of the order of “500 million euros”in accordance with Mr. Lombard. “It will always be less expensive” than an absence of price range, he argued.
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