No more time to waste.

Eric Woerth, ex-LR rallied to Emmanuel Macron, no longer wants to postpone pension reform.

And this, even if it is “difficult” and deserves to take the time to consult.

“There are always plenty of reasons not to make difficult reforms,” criticizes the chairman of the National Assembly's Finance Commission.

However "a politician, a politician are there to also take decisions which do not necessarily go in the direction of public opinion", declared this Sunday to France Inter-Franceinfo-Le Monde the one who in 2010, with Nicolas Sarkozy, had postponed the legal age from 60 to 62 years.

"We do not govern only according to the polls, we govern according to the interest of the country", and "not only of the short-term interest", insisted the former Minister of the Budget, defending the system by distribution in force, synonymous with "intergenerational justice".

“I am not looking for austerity or rigor”, defended the one who is running for the legislative elections in the Oise and always says he is “right-wing”.

65 years old are “not a totem”

During the presidential campaign, Emmanuel Macron defended a gradual postponement of the legal retirement age to 65 by 2030. But this is "not a dogma", he insisted, referring to the possibility of s stop at 64 in 2027. The 65 years old are “not a totem”, repeated Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne a week ago.

But "we must ensure the financing of our social model", she hammered, pinning the promises of the RN or LFI to "work less", in the run-up to the June legislative elections.

Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt, in charge of pension reform, plans to start a consultation in September-October.

“That doesn't necessarily mean negotiating, it's not the same thing,” noted Eric Woerth.

"There are several reforms to be put in place, probably at the same time, in any case in a relatively short period of time," he added, also citing the subject of health.

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  • Pension reform

  • Eric Woerth

  • Emmanuel Macron

  • Retirement

  • Legislative elections 2022