Agricultural pensions: towards adoption of the authorized bill

The retreat of the peasants is a fertile topic for compromise. Thursday 1^Eh In December, the National Assembly will consider a bill on this subject at the initiative of the group Les Républicains (LR). After a bitter debate with a good portion of the majority initially hostile, the text – barring a dramatic change – was to be broadly approved as revised over the original version, with the government closely monitoring this rewrite. If this scenario is confirmed, it will be the third time in two and a half years that the executive, its supporters in the Palais-Bourbon and the opposition will vote together on such a case for reform.

The right-wing elected officials approach is taken by LR de l’Aisne MP Julien Dive. The aim is to change the way farmers’ pensions are calculated based on the best twenty-five years of earnings, as well as for private sector workers and the self-employed in the general scheme. Currently, farm managers’ old age insurance entitlements are determined over their careers, which can contribute to low levels of farm pensions and at the same time be a source of inequality.

it is right “Right an injustice that has gone on too long”, Mr. Dive said on November 23 when discussing the text in the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly. The bill was initially short – two articles – and resembled a principled petition: “The nation has set a goal that from 2024 self-employed agricultural workers will have their base pension calculated only for their best twenty-five years of earnings. » He anticipated that there would be changes “It was established by resolution”.

Rejection in committee

MPs from all parties said they supported the direction of the measure, which could increase the level of pensions received by former farmers – this is well below the average. But several members of the majority felt that Mr Dewey and his LR colleagues were not going about it in the right way. “This bill is unconstitutional because its application refers to a decree”, protested Didier Le Gac, Renaissance deputy during a debate in the Finistère committee. This parliamentarian noted that the reform requires a law because “It creates new rights” in matters of social security.

“As you do (…) annoys me », attached to Nicholas Turkua. This elected member of the Vienna MoDem pointed out that the Mutualité sociale agricole has not “History” Farmers’ income since 2014. “Therefore, it cannot be reconstructed [leur] career”he added, before concluding that as it stood, it was Mr. Dewey’s text “unused” And it turned out “desired” Do not vote for him, even if he “Share it[ait] lower “. Charlotte Parmentier-Lecoq (Renaissance, North) was even more scathing, criticizing the right for not checking whether “Part of the target population” You may be affected by these conversions. He requested that this issue be considered as part of the pension reform promised by Emmanuel Macron, the main lines of which should be revealed in mid-December.