Several concrete cases of employees have been posted on the Twitter account of the presidential majority to defend the extension of the retirement age. But the examples put forward are considered clumsy by several elected officials from Nupes, starting with Fabien Roussel.
An approach which was intended to be educational as Emmanuel Macron wishes but which flopped. The Twitter account of the Renaissance group deputies broadcast a series of visuals on Thursday (part of which have been corrected) to defend the pension reform. But elected leftists have seized on it, pointing to examples that hardly convince them.
First case presented by the presidential majority: the case of Hélène. This lady, born in 1961, can currently retire from the age of 62. By 2030, if the reform is adopted, the retirement age will be 64 years. The lady cited in the example is part of the first generation to be affected by the reform. She will have to work finally 62 years and 3 months.
“And they are proud” for 2 more years and 75 euros
Thanks to the reform, she will earn 1193 euros gross pension against 1118 euros gross before, an increase of 75 euros gross. Once the social security contributions have been paid, this will represent approximately 60 euros net. The increase will be similar for working people born after 1968 who will have to work two more years.
What anger Fabien Roussel, the boss of the Communist Party.
“And they are proud to announce that Hélène will work 2 more years (…) to receive 75 euros more”, tweeted the deputy from the North, denouncing “a morbid reform”.
“Where are the minimum 1200 euros?”
Same story on the side of the rebellious deputy of Haute-Garonne Hadrien Clouet. “Well, where are the minimum 1200 euros?” Asked the economist on the social network.
While current retirees and future retirees with all their annuities should benefit from a minimum pension of 1,200 euros, in accordance with a campaign promise from Emmanuel Macron, social security contributions will have to be deducted from this sum. Olivier Véran, the government spokesman mentioned “in practice around 1170 euros net” during his press briefing on Wednesday.
“Thank you to the geniuses of the Renaissance group”
Another example put forward by the Renaissance deputies: the case of Myriam, cashier. With a career start at 19 and a one-year break for parental leave, the cashier will leave at 62 under the current pension system. With the reform, nothing changes for her, even if she now falls into the device of long careers.
Problem: if her job is difficult due to the heavy loads on her checkout belt that she must regularly lift to scan them, Myriam no longer fits in the hardship criteria that the government wants to set.
Enough to push Aurélie Trouvé, rebellious deputy and economist to “thank” in an ironic tone the “geniuses” of the Renaissance group, stressing that this cashier will leave “at the same age before or after the reform”.
Renaissance defends “concrete examples of the impact of the reform”
Professional branches should However, identify trades where heavy loads must be carried and finance prevention and retraining actions through an “investment fund for the prevention of professional wear and tear”
Some visuals also contain surprising cases, as shown by the example of Delphine born in 1975 who contributed “5 semesters before she was 16”. This employee would therefore have worked at 13 years old – an age which requires an administrative authorization from the parents with the labor inspectorate and which concerns certain very specific trades such as modeling or even cinema.
Joined by BFMTV.com, the Renaissance group evokes a “typo” and corrected this visual this Friday. He claims to have wanted to present “concrete examples of the impact of the reform”.
Emmanuel Macron urged the presidential majority on Thursday to “not be techno but pedagogues” Élisabeth Borne for her part assured that she wanted to “continue to work to convince” the French.
