“A way is possible to find an agreement with the Republicans”, declared this Sunday the Minister of Economy and Finance.
The Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire on Sunday welcomed the will displayed by the president of LR Eric Ciotti, in the opposition, to vote with the majority for “a fair reform” of pensions.
“The Republicans are ready to vote for a fair pension reform, that’s good, I think what we will present is fair and will also be effective from the point of view of the balance of the financial pension system”, declared Bruno Le Maire. on the France 5 channel.
In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, Eric Ciotti said he wanted “to be able to vote for a fair reform that saves our pay-as-you-go pension system”, specifying that this reform was justified by “the budgetary, demographic and economic situation”.
A government “open to compromise”
The support of LR is necessary to adopt the reform in the National Assembly without the constitutional weapon of 49.3.
Earlier Sunday, the Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, had already praised “the responsibility of those who are consistent with the commitments they have made to the French”.
The government will unveil its reform project on Tuesday, contested by the unions, with a possible postponement of the legal age of departure to 64 instead of the current 62, after having considered 65.
For Eric Ciotti, the reform must “spread over two five-year terms”, with an increase in the starting age to 63 in 2027 then 64 in 2032″. “What matters is the overall balance” , said Bruno Le Maire on the question of age.
Gabriel Attal had already assured that the government was “open to compromise”, as long as the reform is balanced.
