Example could expand such assessment base

Consultation with the social partners in the retirements has just started, but the Government of outset excluded yesterday a reform track. "Do not touch" taxes and social contributions, already sufficiently high, said Eric Woerth, who received the Ministry of labour the five representative trade unions and three employers. It is "a subject on which the Government is not open".

Excluded, therefore, an increase in CSG or contributions retirement. The reform to be "fair", the Minister did not reject "here or there" a levy on "such type of profession, such as type of plate" identified as "not contributing enough to the system of solidarity". Example, could "expand such assessment base". Statements that join to the Elysee Palace, who spoke last week a "specific levy" on "a category of the population." But the performance will remain necessarily limited, or even symbolic. It will be mainly a reform to limit retirement expenses, not to increase revenues.

"The beginning of the confrontation."

The "consensus" which calls Eric Woerth appears upon in compromise, all unions asking found additional resources to fund pension plans. "This is not the beginning of the consultation, it is the beginning of the confrontation," held Jean-Claude Mailly (FO). François Chérèque (CFDT) is concerned that, by focusing on only the age of departure and the period of assessment parameters, reform Vienna "accentuate inequalities" facing retirement, citing the case "women workers performing arduous jobs and those who started work young people". There is "no question" that "employees Fund only" reform, said Bernard Thibault (CGT).

"The World Cup effect."

Reframing of Eric Woerth, the opening of the Elysee on revenue last week had honed the Union appetites, a what satisfy, on the other hand, the employers organisations. Laurence Parisot (Medef) yesterday reiterated its opposition to any increase in the levies (see below). Jean-François Roubaud (CGPME) also requested that there be "no additional taxation.

Union leaders have also focused their criticism on the "very content" calendar reform, the main lines being announced in mid-June and the Bill introduced by the Council of Ministers in July. "The Government refuses to create the conditions for a true debate", Bernard Thibault decided at the end of his interview with Eric Woerth. Jean-Claude Mailly suspected the Government "to play on the football World Cup effect", to be held mid-June to mid-July and which will make more difficult mobilisation of employees.

In the meantime, other meetings are planned between the Government and the social partners. Four working groups (see below) will be put in place to deal with specific issues. One will address the arduous nature of certain trades - "it must be concluded," said the Minister, in reference to the negotiation of the social partners which has never led on this point since 2005. The employment of senior citizens will be the subject of a second group - the France is one of the last of the class to this plan (see chart). A third will investigate the "mechanisms of solidarity", as the increases of periods of insurance for children or support the contributions of the unemployed and the disabled. For adjustments. The last group will address the issue of the cockpit of the pension system. The Minister would like to develop a device which "combines the social partners".

On the specific issue of the regime of officials, Eric Woerth will receive the unions (FSU, Unsa, CFDT, CGC) on April 22 and April 26 (all others). The Minister also wrote to the political parties of left and right to receive in the coming days.

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