The Minister of the Economy believes that the reform of unemployment insurance is necessary to achieve the objective of full employment. The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, announced on Sunday June 30 the suspension of the reform after the result of the legislative elections.
A clear and frank opposition. Guest of the France Inter morning show Monday July 1, the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, reacted strongly to the suspension of the unemployment insurance reform decided by Gabriel Attal, in the wake of the results of the 1st round European elections.
Bruno Le Maire declared that he was “very circumspect about the pledges that can be given, about the positions of circumstances, about the accommodations, about the calculations“, on the microphone of the public service radio.
According to the tenant of Bercy, the reform is necessary. “I hope that we will reach full employment at 5% unemployment. I have always said that we must continue the reform of unemployment compensation. I am not going to change my beliefs in the space of 24 hours because that I would have to be able to convince so-and-so,” he added.
A future in suspense
The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, announced Sunday June 30, in the wake of the results of the first round of the legislative elections, that he was not going to publish the decree on this reform, which was to appear Monday July 1. Consequence: the unemployment insurance reform, criticized by the unions and the opposition, is suspended.
It was to reduce, from December 1, the maximum duration of compensation from 18 to 15 months for people aged under 57. You would also have to have worked eight months over the last 20 months to be compensated, compared to six months over the last 24 months currently.
published on July 1 at 2:35 p.m., Thibault Jeannin, 6médias
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