The Prime Minister reacted to the proposed amendment of the MoDem group in the Assembly aimed at returning to the 35 hours, as part of the pension reform, while the executive says it is trying to save money.
The answer is clear. In her wishes addressed to the press pronounced on Monday, Elisabeth Borne reacted to the amendment envisaged by the Modem deputies and aiming to revise upwards the weekly working time.
“The government has no intention of opening a debate on the 35 hours,” said the Prime Minister.
35 to 35.5 hours
Elisabeth Borne made particular reference to the information of Figaro that Modem MPs want to table an amendment to go back to the 35-hour week. They would thus like to increase the weekly working time, so that it goes to 35.5 hours, in particular to finance the pension system.
“There is a lot of reflection and creativity within the majority and in particular at the Modem,” said the head of government, laughing.
“There are some French people who want to work more in order to retire earlier or earn more, this is the meaning of the universal time savings account, and I hope that the debates will resume quickly on this question. I thank the Modem for give the opportunity to remember this beautiful proposal”, she added.
Already “a construction site” on pensions
This measure was also dismissed by government spokesman Olivier Véran this Sunday on BFMTV. “We are not going to go back to the 35-hour system,” he told our microphone.
“I would rather be inclined not to open the weekly working time project when we are already in a project which concerns pensions”, he had thus completed.
According to Le Figarothe idea is far from being unanimous in the ranks of the majority, at a time when several elected officials from Macronie have publicly announced that they cannot vote on the text of the pension reform.
