On the thorny issue of pension reform, Fabien Roussel proposes the organization of “a project-versus-project referendum,” he said on Monday night, on the set of BFMTV.
“We can have two pension reform projects. The one on the right, that of the liberals, that of Macron. Everyone agrees: extend the retirement age. The one on the left that says that it is possible to build a retirement from the age of 60. “, he said on our antenna.
The national secretary of the PCF calls for a debate “in companies, in workplaces, in colleges” on such an important issue. He also calls for “progressive” pension reform, aiming to increase pensions and set the retirement age at 60 to create a million jobs for young people.
Two methods for reform.
Two visions of the pension reform are currently colliding within the executive. The Elysee advocates a rapid adoption in the social security budget through an amendment. In the absence of an absolute majority for the government, it seems very likely that 49.3 will be used.
Others call for a specific bill early next year, allowing for more consultation between the social partners. This election will also allow maintaining the “new democratic method” that the government intends to promote.
Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne received last week the parliamentary groups in Matignon. If the left and the RN oppose the reform fundamentally, François Bayrou, one of the president’s allies, calls on the government to avoid “the forced step”. “We are not in parts”, the centrist added again this weekend. The decision of the Executive should be taken this week during a meeting around the president, the tenant of Matignon and several ministers.
Source: BFM TV
