Barthélémy Philippe 8:04 a.m., January 11, 2023
Elisabeth Borne announced on Tuesday the government's plan for pension reform.
The Prime Minister detailed the measures drawn up by the executive and decried by all the unions as well as a large part of the opposition.
In the lead, the postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
There was no longer any real suspense: from September 1, the legal retirement age will be pushed back by one quarter per year for French people born from 1961. This is what Elisabeth presented Borne this Tuesday, during a press conference during which she detailed the measures of the pension reform.
Purpose ?
Reach the target of 64 years in 2030, after an initial milestone of 63 years and three months in 2027.
Second major announcement by Elisabeth Borne: the acceleration of the Touraine reform - the last pension reform to have been adopted in 2013 by Parliament "guaranteeing the future and justice of the pension system" - which will take full effect from 2027 , instead of 2035. "We will not go further than the 43 years of contribution to leave with a full pension", announced the Prime Minister.
"We will reach this target faster. We will be at 43 in 2027."
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Adjustment of the minimum pension
And in addition to these announcements, the government has unveiled several social measures.
The minimum pension for a full pension will be increased to 1,200 euros.
Long careers will be taken into account with the possibility of leaving earlier for those who started working before the age of 20.
The same goes for hard jobs.
Each year, 60,000 additional employees will benefit from a personal prevention account which facilitates early departures or retraining.