The oppositions pounded in the Assembly the “government lies” on the minimum pension at “1,200 euros” this Monday, February 13.
“The government makes fun of the French. Retirement at 1,200 euros, today we no longer know what is going on (…). We learn that the number of French people concerned is becoming ridiculous”attacked Jean-Philippe Tanguy (RN).
“You lied to the French. How many people will benefit from this little goodies? », launched the Insoumise Clémentine Autain. The question came up repeatedly on the left. The deputy of rebellious France François Piquemal thus quoted the Marseille rapper SCH: “Getting up for 1,200 euros is insulting”.
A minimum pension of 1,200 euros? Why are we so far
“During his entire campaign, the President of the Republic has committed to a minimum pension equal to 85% of the minimum wage for a full career, it is written in his profession of faith, there is no surprise, no of deception”replied the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt.
“Thanks to this reform, 1.8 million of the current retirees will benefit from an increase in their pension”. And “We know that of the 800,000 new retirees each year, 200,000 will benefit from a larger pension because of this” measure, or a revaluation for a “quarter of new retirees”he assured.
No minimum of 1,200 euros for all
The government had promised a minimum of 1,200 euros per month in pension after a full career at minimum wage, without specifying the number of people concerned.
To receive 1,200 euros, it will be necessary to have validated all the required quarters (168 or 42 years old today, 172 or 43 years old by 2027) with remuneration at the level of the minimum wage. A theoretical scenario that is only used to calculate what “contributory minimum” to which every retiree is entitled. Those who made “a lot of part-time”for example, will have “an increase but it will not necessarily arrive at 1200 euros, even with a full career”said Olivier Dussopt.
For the economist Michaël Zemmour, “we are made to understand the opposite of what is in the pension reform”
