"The ball is in the government's court" regarding pension reform, assured Wednesday the boss of LR deputies, Olivier Marleix, referring to common ground on long careers.
Mr. Marleix was speaking to the association of parliamentary journalists (AJP) after being received in the morning at Matignon by Elisabeth Borne with the president of LR, Eric Ciotti.
During this meeting, "we put on the table a number of subjects" which "must be improved, in particular that of long careers: even employers' organizations are asking for it", he added.
At the center of LR's demands concerning the retirement age: an exemption from 64 years for employees who started working before the age of 21, brought in particular by the executive vice-president of LR Aurélien Pradié.
“Aurélien Pradié spoke very clearly yesterday in a group meeting to say that, if we obtained this measure which we defended, (…) he would vote for the reform”, assured Olivier Marleix.
"If this amendment is adopted, I will vote for the text, but beware: adopted to the comma", for his part told AFP Mr. Pradié.
“It is non-negotiable, non-amenable” he added, warning the majority against any temptation to “water down” the measure.
"If the government responds to the subjects put on the table, I think that there will be a majority of the group to support the reform", added Olivier Marleix.
The LR group agreed on two amendments to give "the first to respect the total contribution period, that is to say the 172 quarters" for those who started working early, especially before 9 p.m. years. "Thus, no one will have to contribute more than 43 years", according to the explanatory memorandum of these amendments being processed in the Assembly.
During the meeting at Matignon, which was also attended by the Ministers of Labor Olivier Dussopt and Relations with Parliament Franck Riester, "we mentioned the fact that there was a lack of information on the birth rate", because "the sustainability of our system requires that we reverse the birth rate curve”, also explained Mr. Marleix.
Were also mentioned "the employment of seniors and the question of overseas", he added, assuring that the Prime Minister "sought to clearly identify and understand our position".
"The ball is in the government's court," he said.
02/01/2023 19:22:21 - Paris (AFP) - © 2023 AFP
