Retirements: Minister of Economy considers "reasonable" an increased contribution from seniors

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Eric Lombard said this Friday, February 21, that he was in favour of greater participation of seniors in the pension system and that France had "absolutely not the means" to repeal the 2023 pension reform.

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The Minister of Economy, Éric Lombard, said this Friday, February 21st, was "rather" in favour of an increased contribution of pensioners to the financial effort in favour of the pension system, while believing that the assets should "probably work more".

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It is "fairly illogical" that the standard of living of pensioners is "higher than the standard of living of employees", said Eric Lombard, who believes that they should contribute more to the national effort.

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Eric Lombard also believes that the assets should "probably work more".

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The Minister of the Economy Eric Lombard said on Friday that he was "rather" in favour of a greater contribution by pensioners to the pension financing system. According to him, it is "rather illogical" that the standard of living of pensioners is "on average higher than the standard of living of employees". However, the person in charge referred the debate back to the discussions between the social partners. - Should pensioners participate more…

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The debate on the reform of pensions in France remains particularly tense, and the idea of an increased contribution by pensioners to maintain the financial balance of the system is growing. The French Minister for the Economy argues that pensioners often have a higher standard of living than those of the assets, which would justify an adjustment. This proposal, although supported by some, raises many questions about the future of pensions in Fr…