La France insoumise still hopes to repeal the pension reform. LFI MP Éric Coquerel reminded us of this on the BFM Politique set-up on Sunday 15 September, setting a timeline for achieving this: “We will repeal it before the end of the year by all possible means.”
The president of the National Assembly’s Finance Committee rejected the three methods that would allow the rebel MPs to obtain the repeal of the text. “We have already asked Mr. Barnier to hold an extraordinary session in which we would include the repeal of the pension reform,” he said.
But Eric Coquerel is not very sure about this option. “LFI will therefore propose in its own niche at the end of November its own repeal of the pension reform,” he announced. The last lever envisaged by the rebel MP is the use of amendments within the framework of the draft law on social security financing: “In this way, we can at least ensure that this reform is frozen.”
Hidden costs of the latest renovation
The president of the Finance Committee believes that France produces enough wealth “to ensure that, even if there are more of them today, retirees continue to retire at a decent age that allows them to enjoy their retirement in good health and earning at least the minimum wage”, provided that this wealth is distributed differently.
Eric Coquerel also criticises the latest pension reform for hidden costs if it is implemented: “In 2027 according to the COR [Conseil d’orientation des retraites]“We think we will earn 10 billion euros but it will cost 4.5 billion euros because there are social benefits that will have to be used to pay people who are not retired but who no longer have work. We need to look at things more globally and look for funding, and we know where it is, to ensure that people continue to retire at a decent age. And that will have many benefits, including for the economy.”
Source: BFM TV
