One step closer to the end of retirement at age 60. The Social Affairs Committee of the Assembly – important forum, since it is the text that will be debated in the Chamber in September – has endorsed the measure Wednesday beacon of pension reform: the postponement of the age to 62 years by 2018. The parallel decline of the age at which the full rate is automatically granted has also been confirmed: he will spend 65 to 67 years.
A "deadly summer", during which there has been "erased a social gain of 30 years," said Martine Billard (Left Party). Pierre Mehaignerie, President (UMP) of the Committee had estimated in advance that it was "the least bad solution", the maintenance of 60 years requiring "a significant discount, so a decline in purchasing power," or, "as proposed by the PS, an increase in the tax burden, suicidal for growth and employment"."We keep the life expectancy at retirement the longest in Europe," he added.
Members also gave the green light to a practical step: in 2012, retirees receiving pension payments quarterly (and Arrco Agirc supplementary funds, pension base station or in the electrical industries) may apply for monthly payment. The amendment proposed by Laurent Hénart, draftsman of the Finance Committee, will facilitate cash management retirees credit report.
Other minor amendments have been passed.New missions are entrusted in the "steering committee pensions, introduced by the Bill propose measures to the" cancellation of the pension differences between men and women "(Martine Billard amendment) or tending to "bring the rules and parameters between the different regimes" (Denis Jacquat, UMP, and Jean-Luc Préel, New Center). Finally, the Observatory of the hardship in existence since late 2008, will be responsible for identifying "activities affecting the life expectancy" and propose "any provision to take into account how hard under the age retirement "(Jean-Luc Préel, New Center). A tiny opening on this topic.The main item on the hardship on which the government does not move (see below), at least not before September, has not yet been reviewed Wednesday evening.
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