Could the head of state push the cursor to 67? “I am convinced that it is not his idea”, “I am convinced of it”, replied Mr. Bayrou, questioned on Radio J.
“I don’t share this idea that the only future for pensions is to raise the legal retirement age to 67,” added Mr Bayrou.
The head of the Modem reacted to a proposal by Edouard Philippe, who supports the right wing of the majority with his Horizons party, and who urged the executive in Le Parisien on Saturday to “move a lot” on pensions, advocating a postponement from retirement age to 65 or even 67.
“You know that he (Mr. Macron) said during the election campaign that he was flexible on this question of age,” argued Mr. Bayrou, recalling that the head of state had said he was willing to gradually move the milestone, with a first stage at 64 years.
Flexibility
“The more flexibility we put in, the better it is and the less it is rejected,” argued Mr. Bayrou, who also called for “guarantees” to be given for the management of long careers or hardships.
“I believe that the question of pensions is not just a budgetary question: the question of pensions is a social project,” insisted Mr. Bayrou.
The capo of the Modem recently stood out by warning against any “forced step” around this reform. Emmanuel Macron, who seemed to want to act this fall, agreed with him by asking the government to open new consultations, while setting the implementation of the reform in the summer of 2023.
“I strongly believe in the need to take the time to clarify the reasons that make pension reform essential, especially in the eyes of public opinion,” argued Mr. Bayrou again.
Also asked, on BFMTV, about a possible passage to 67 years of the exit age, the leader of the Renaissance deputies Aurore Bergé affirmed that it was not about “the project that we carry”. “And that is not the project that we will implement in this five-year period,” she hammered.
Source: BFM TV
