A new member of the majority distances himself from the government. After Patrick Vignal and Barbara Pompili, who announced that they would not vote in favor of the pension reform without modifications, it is Jean-Charles Larsonneur who defects. In a press release published this Monday, this deputy related to the Horizons group, formation of Édouard Philippe, announces that “he reserves his vote, which is not acquired.”
This elected representative from Finistère says that he is only “unenthusiastic about the reform that will be presented to Parliament at the beginning of February.”
A “lack of ambition to simplify the current system”
Jean-Charles Larsonneur first of all explains that he is rather in favor of a retirement based on points, as Emmanuel Maron had initially planned in 2019-2020. “I also regret that, perhaps due to intellectual laziness, we have not explored other models that combine distribution and capitalization in a common fund,” he writes.
The deputy would like to go further, although he acknowledges the “merit” of the current text, which combines the postponement of the age of majority and the increase in the contribution period. However, he deplored the “brutality” of the reform and the “lack of ambition to simplify the current system.”
Jean-Charles Larsonneur therefore proposes “to eliminate the legal exit age, to keep only the contribution period increased to 43 years with a discount mechanism”. “In his absence”, the deputy requests that “the legal age be raised to 63 (and not 64) with a review clause in 2027.”
Source: BFM TV
