Presented by Elisabeth Borne on January 10, the pension reform is unanimously against it in the trade union camp and in most political parties. If certain points of the project are widely rejected, others gather the support of the Republicans.
• The extension of the legal retirement age
If the reform is approved, the legal retirement age will increase to 64 years, compared to the current 62. It will gradually increase from September 1, 2023, at a rate of 3 months per year of birth. It will thus be set at 63 years and 3 months at the end of the five-year period, to reach the goal of 64 years in 2030.
As for long careers, people who started working between the ages of 14 and 16 will be able to retire at 58, and those who started their career at 16 at 60.
This lowering of the legal age of departure is unanimous against him, except in LR where the party is split. It is also the measure most rejected by the French according to our Elabe poll for BFMTV published last Thursday: 67% of respondents are hostile.
• The acceleration of the increase in the number of life annuities
To benefit from a full pension, you must have worked 43 years from 2027, instead of 2035 as provided for in the Touraine reform. “We will not go beyond 43 years of contribution, but we will reach this goal faster,” said Elisabeth Borne during the presentation of the reform.
However, it will be possible to qualify for a full pension from the age of 67, even without having contributed all the required quarters, as is currently the case.
Here too, the left is unanimously against this change.
• The minimum pension in 1200 euros
The executive announced the revaluation of small pensions to 85% of the net minimum salary for retirees who have had a full career, or around 1,200 euros gross per month. Once the Social Security contributions have been deducted, the increase will be “on average 100 euros per month”.
Matignon also indicated that he had “decided to integrate” “the revaluation of the pensions of current retirees for all those who have a full career at the level of the Smic.”
The measure, more consensual, obtains more approval from the opposition. It is also, with the evolution of the hardness criteria, the measure most acclaimed by the French, according to our Elabe poll for BFMTV published last Thursday: 88% of respondents are in favor.
• The abolition of “most” special diets
“Most existing special diets” will be closed. This measure will only apply to new affiliates, who will be affiliated to the general pension scheme.
These include employees of the RATP, branches of the gas industry, notaries, Banque de France staff, and members of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council. On the other hand, the autonomous regimes that concern lawyers, the regimes for sailors, that of the Paris Opera and that of the Comédie-Française will not be affected.
If the measure is approved by the LR and RN, it sparks more protests on the left.
• Change the difficulty criteria
An exit at the age of 62 at the full rate will always be possible for people in a situation of disability, disability or disability. Other profession categories such as the military and active civil servants, such as police or firefighters, will also continue to appear earlier.
But since 2017, Emmanuel Macron has had several criteria removed from the hardship account that allowed him to retire two years earlier, such as carrying heavy loads, painful postures and mechanical vibrations such as with a jackhammer.
These criteria are not coming back. Instead, the government wants to create a “one billion euro burnout prevention fund,” Elisabeth Borne announced.
If the majority of the parties ask that these criteria evolve, it is often not in accordance with the methods proposed by the executive today.
Source: BFM TV
