Pensions: Going back to 64 “would mean not returning to the balance sheet” of the system, says Dussopt.

Non-negotiable. Labor Minister Olivier Dussaud on Monday closed the door on the government’s retreat from moving the statutory retirement age to 64. “The age measures we are taking”, increasing the age of majority (64 years in 2030) and accelerating the extension of the contribution period (43 years from 2027) “allow to bring the system into balance in 2030”, they are “quite fundamental”, he argued in the course of the report for the press of the Council of Ministers.

“Returning to this moment would mean a failure to return to balance and, therefore, a lack of responsibility for future generations,” he added, while acknowledging that the government has “disagreements with trade unions” that oppose any measures related to coming of age.

The draft amendment to the social security budget, which includes pension reform, presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, brings “18 billion euros in savings by 2030,” said Olivier Dussault. These savings should balance the system and introduce “more equity”, in particular with an increase in the minimum pension to €1,200 gross for a full career, which should benefit 1.8 million current retirees and around 200,000 new retirees each year.

Employment Index for the Elderly

Consideration of long careers, improved accounting for hardship avoidance, an employment index for older people with a financial penalty for non-publication for companies with more than 300 employees, the closure of special schemes, etc. Labor Minister and his civil service colleague Stanislas Guerini outlined the key points of the bill.

Asked about the possibility of changing the text during the parliamentary debate, Olivier Dussaud replied: “Every time an amendment allows us to improve the text without abandoning either a return to balance in 2030 or the foundations of reform, obviously we will be open to this. »