By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age by two years may deliver meagre economic and financial.
Borne said the government would also accelerate plans to extend the pension contribution period to 43 years but offered concessions including a minimum pension payout of 1,200 euros a month to win support among conservative lawmakers. The reform is most likely to affect those people who started work early, hitting the middle class particularly hard just as many are struggling with high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, said economist Mathieu Plane with the OFCE research institute.
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age by two years may deliver meagre economic and financial.
Belgian motorists are crossing the border into France to fill up on subsidised fuel that costs the Treasury billions of euros and is designed to shield French households from the full inflationary pain felt in some neighbouring countries.
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Belgian motorists are crossing the border into France to fill up on subsidised fuel that costs the Treasury billions of