Go to the media bankPARIS, Oct 27 To receive full pensions and maintain the previous level French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with France 2 TV on Wednesday. A journalist from the TV channel asked what he would advise the French, who are worried about their declining purchasing power amid high inflation, to do.
01:51 Media: the relationship between Scholz and Macron has become «icy» «If we want to succeed, if we want progress, we have no choice but to start working more … Those who want to work more, we will exempt from paying taxes for overtime hours. We will continue and expand this policy. Those who want to work more will be able to get more,” Macron said. According to him, it is necessary that young people start working earlier. If we compare us with Germany, we will see that the level of participation of young people in the labor market is extremely low.Also, the unemployment rate in France today is 7%, while in Germany it is less than 3%.We need to work longer, for which we and pension reform is needed,» the president said. Macron noted that, according to experts, by 2027, France will need from 10 to 12 billion euros to finance pensions. The pension reform project proposed by Macron involves a gradual increase in the retirement age from 62 to 65 years by 2031. «If we do not carry out pension reform, there will be two ways to finance pensions: either we increase the pension contributions of working citizens, which will amount to an additional 400 euros per year , which will directly affect their purchasing power, or we will simply reduce pensions,” Macron said. “If we think sensibly, there is only one way: since we have begun to live longer, we need to work more. a demographic issue,» he added.
