Prime Minister Edouard Philippe assured Friday that the draft law on pension reform will be presented to Parliament "in the coming months".
No postponement of the vote
Interviewed by Minister of Public Accounts Gérald Darmanin, on a possible postponement of the reform, the head of the government, traveling to a high school in Le Muy, said: "No, not at all". "My determination is total, but in the method, we want to take the time first to share on such an important text," he explained. The Prime Minister wants to "take into account what will be said" during the broad consultation announced "to make a bill to be presented to Parliament, as I committed myself, in the coming months."
"When I meet the unions and employers, it will be up to me to make announcements on this calendar, on this pace, on this method, but do not believe in anything that the determination of the government would be diminished", insisted the head of the government.
"Take the time to ask the topics one by one"
When "you change the logic that has prevailed for 70 years, 75 years because it asks a whole series of questions, because the system is not balanced, because it is fair enough, you do not act in the rush and you have to take the time to ask the topics one by one, "he added.
Public Finance Minister Gérald Darmanin told RTL on Friday morning that Emmanuel Macron's consultation on pension reform would last "a little less than a year", which would delay the vote on the project beyond the municipal elections. March 2020.
On 5 and 6 September, the social partners will be received at Matignon, while a process of "citizen consultation" will be launched in the autumn.