Overview

• The MEF’s technical evaluations aim to block the scheduled three-month increase in pension age from January 2027 at the request of Undersecretary Claudio Durigon and with support from Minister Giorgetti.
• Durigon has denounced the life-expectancy adjustment mechanism as “perverse” and outlined plans for a comprehensive pension overhaul by 2029.
• Officials are examining the fiscal impact of extending the 64-year exit option beyond pure contributory workers to those in mixed-system schemes.
• Cost estimates diverge sharply, with INPS forecasting a €3 billion bill for freezing the age rise and the finance ministry’s Ragioneria projecting €300–400 million.
• CGIL and the PD argue the 64-year threshold remains out of reach for lower-income workers and condemn the postponement of substantive reforms until after the 2027 elections.