国际英语资讯:Frances pension reform draft up for debate at National Assembly amid public anger
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 17-- <span word="French">French</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disruptions">disruptions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> "<span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="immense">immense</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="Solidarity">Solidarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Olivier">Olivier</span> <span word="Veran">Veran</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="system">system</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pillar">pillar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>.</p><p><span word="Challenging">Challenging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> 42 <span word="regimes">regimes</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="RATP">RATP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SNCF">SNCF</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="at">at</span> 52 -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="pension">pension</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="gig">gig</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> ... <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broader">broader</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span>," <span word="Laurent">Laurent</span> <span word="Pietraszewski">Pietraszewski</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>.</p>
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