Overview
- The government will table an amendment expanding the temporary suspension to long careers, active and super‑active public‑service categories, specific regimes in Mayotte and Saint‑Pierre‑et‑Miquelon, and people born in the first quarter of 1965.
- The provision would halt the 2023 reform’s ramp‑up until January 2028, keeping the 1964 cohort at 62 years and 9 months with 170 quarters instead of 63 years and 171.
- A fragile first‑reading majority is expected with the Socialists and the National Rally backing the pause, most Renaissance and MoDem lawmakers abstaining, and LFI, LR and Horizons opposing; Greens and Communists weigh abstention.
- Budget estimates diverge sharply, with the government citing about €100 million in 2026 and €1.4 billion in 2027, while the budget rapporteur warns costs could reach €400 million and €1.8 billion, as proposed funding via a mutuals levy and pension under‑indexation faces rejection.
- Even if approved in the Assembly, the text heads to a right‑leaning Senate where leaders have signaled plans to reinsert the reform; debates on the Social Security bill resume at 15:00 with hundreds of amendments still pending.