To better finance pensions, play with the birth rate? This has been the proposal of the elected members of the National Association since the beginning of the debates on the pension reform. During the consideration of the bill in the National Assembly on Wednesday, an amendment defended by LR Thibault Bazin sparked discussions that resulted in the anger of many women in the chamber.
Parliamentarian Les Républicains proposed “lowering the CSG tax on income from mothers’ activities” according to the number of dependent children. “Without children tomorrow there will be no generational renewal,” he said about this measure that, according to him, aims to “better support mothers of working families.”
LR amendment supported by RN
“A pay-as-you-go pension is only conceivable with a favorable age pyramid,” argued his colleague Marc Le Fur.
The government, through Gabriel Attal, issued an unfavorable opinion on this amendment. “But [nous sommes] in line with you on the objectives,” the minister told Thibault Bazin.
“The birth rate is the great absentee with the productivity of its pension reform,” launched Laure Lavalette (RN) at the time.
“No social ambition of this country could have been achieved if we had not had a booming birth rate,” he said, accusing “the left” of “blaming women who want to have children.”
“Our bellies are not an adjustment variable”
“A piece of advice: let go of our wombs!” Sandrine Rousseau replied. “If you want to help women, make equal pay, paternity leave the equivalent of maternity leave,” she said.
“That women leave before the age of 64 with acquired rooms. Withdraw your reform! Our bellies are not the adjustment variable of your pension reform”
After her, Sophia Chikirou (LFI) added that this reform is “anti-feminist and goes against women.” “Stop reducing women to their bellies and having children,” she said.
“We are in the 21st century”
Although she defends the pension reform, the macronista Thévenot also took the floor to denounce the arguments of the RN. “Here you come out of your cave to rekindle not your old demons but your current demons. [Selon vous,] there is a problem, it is the women”, he launched. “Thank you for your lessons, but let’s move on.”
“We are in the 21st century, not 1945 anymore. Thank you for coming back to the real world,” Karine Le Bon, a GDR deputy, also said.
The amendment was ultimately largely rejected by MPs, who ended their debates shortly after midnight. They will resume the examination of the reform this Thursday morning, starting at nine, until Friday night.
Source: BFM TV
