Budget vote: Will suspending the pension reform actually happen?
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The Prime Minister had promised to suspend the pension reform, but the exact form was unclear. At the Assembly, Sébastien Lecornu reassures the Socialists. Suspension means suspending both the age and the number of quarters. I want to tell you that the Council of State was sent a rectifying letter last night and that a Council of Ministers will take place Thursday morning to adopt it. The reform's suspension will therefore be written into the social security budget, and a rectifying letter ensures the promise is kept, even if debates stall. A clarification welcomed by the RN. Well, there was nothing, it was all hot air. So now there are some concrete elements to discuss. A position that amuses the Socialists. It's as amusing as it is grotesque to see Ms. Le Pen, who mocked our victory, try to come to our aid. But yesterday morning, from Slovenia, Emmanuel Macron sows confusion. He dismisses the term suspension and prefers postponement. The Prime Minister made a choice to calm the current debate, which consisted of proposing to postpone a deadline. I say this here because it is neither repeal nor suspension, it is a postponement of a deadline. A semantic disagreement between the President and the Prime Minister that outrages La France Insoumise. Emmanuel Macron reveals the scam. The pension reform is in no way repealed or suspended. It is postponed. Debates around the pension reform will continue until the end of the year. A conference on the pension system and work is set to open at the end of November, and the executive has not ruled out the possibility of a referendum. And we will discuss this with Françoise de Goua. Hello Françoise. Thank you for being here. And Benjamin Morel. Hello Benjamin. Thank you also for being the man of the rectifying letter. Benjamin M, listen to the rectifying letter, which is usually a point we