The government sees in its measure a means of defending the purchasing power of retirees. stock.adobe.com
THE VERIFICATION – This flagship measure of the pension reform project, which should increase the pension of 1.8 million current pensioners, is under fire from critics.
«A life of work must guarantee a dignified retirement“, said Elisabeth Borne during the presentation of the pension reform project on January 10. On this occasion, the Prime Minister announced that the minimum pension would henceforth be set at 85% of the net minimum wage, “i.e. nearly 1200 euros gross per month from this yearfor retirees, future and current, with a full career. With an estimated cost of one billion euros, this “measure of justicemust counterbalance the effort induced by the postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years. However, it is about to create a major imbroglio… After having widely communicated on the amount of 1200 euros gross minimum pension, the government is now backtracking. And this for a good reason since it appears that a large part of retirees will not ultimately receive this sum.
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Above all, you should know that small pensions include several components: the basic pension, the supplementary pension, etc.
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