PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron sought to defend his unpopular pension plan on Saturday (Feb 25) in an effort to show he hears concerns of farmers and other ordinary citizens at France's biggest farm fair. The pension changes meant to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64, amid other measures, we
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron sought to defend his unpopular pension plan on Saturday in an effort to show he hears concerns of farmers and other ordinary citizens at France's biggest farm fair.
A few activists briefly shouted “no to the pension plan” after he had just inaugurated the event early Saturday, brandishing cardboard posters written “64 years, it’s dead” and “metro, work, tomb”. “We cannot decrease workers’ purchasing power, we cannot decrease our retirees’ pensions, therefore there is only one solution: working more,” Macron argued.
To a woman criticizing the government's pension plan as contrary to social progress, Macron answered: “Social progress is not letting farmers retire with no pension.” The Paris Agricultural Fair, one of the world's largest farm fairs, is a popular event drawing crowds every year.
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