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Two gatherings are organized in 64, in Pau place Clemenceau, and in Bayonne place de la ville hall. The opportunity to highlight the concerns and demands of retirees about their pensions and their purchasing power.
Especially since the recent announcements concerning the next revaluation on January 1, 2025 “of half of the increase provided for in the Social Security code, or 0.9%. The government is postponing the rest of the increase until July 1, 2025, for certain retirees (those whose pensions are lower than the minimum wage), without any guarantee that it will take place as pressures are increasing to completely freeze basic pensions the year next » underline Jean-Jacques Le Masson (FSU), José Marco (FGRPT), Elisabeth Montméan (FO) and Bernard Thierry (CFE-CGC).
“The anger is great” they confirm in unison on behalf of the G9 which opposes such an “unfair” measure, which, according to them, will further accentuate the loss of purchasing power. “Remember that since 2017, pensions have only increased by 13.6% for inflation of 19.5%. Retirees have lost the equivalent of more than 3 months of pension and up to 4.5 months for those who suffered the 2018 CSG increase” underline the unionists.
The windfall exists according to the unions
Today, they insist on the windfall that exists, however, to make savings without making them at the expense of retirees. They would like the government, for example, to target more of the richest people or increase taxation on the profits of large companies.
“The problem with the Social Security budget does not come from expenditure, but from resources: there have been 80 billion exemptions from social security contributions for employers for several years. Pension funds would be in balance if resources were flowing in as they should be,” affirm the members of the G9.
At the same time, they are concerned about measures that would call into question access to care, “calling into question the treatment of long-term conditions, increasing deductibles, increasing user fees”. Which also adds to the increases already noted in supplementary health insurance, particularly for retirees.
The unions also deplore the indefinite postponement of the Old Age law. So many remarks which they shared by mail with the Prime Minister and local parliamentarians. On Tuesday, they also hope for an exchange in the prefecture, to demand an increase in pensions “in line with inflation” and negotiations to make up for “the losses suffered”.
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