After a favorable vote in the Senate, the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) was passed this Wednesday evening to the joint committee (CMP) consisting of seven deputies and seven senators. And the latter possibility is unlikely to be conclusive, as there are many points of divergence between the two chambers of Parliament. The evidence is this: the National Assembly recorded a Social Security deficit of 24 billion euros on first reading, compared to 17.6 billion euros for the Senate, very close to the government’s initial deficit of 17.5 billion euros.
Significant differences of opinion regarding pensions and social benefits
The first point of disagreement, and certainly the most commented on, was regarding the suspension of pension reform until 2028, which was integrated into the initial text at the request of the Socialist Party. If deputies agreed to suspend the measure, even extending it to people with long careers and born in the first quarter of 1965, senators overwhelmingly opposed it. This suspension will cost 300 million euros in 2026 and 1.9 billion euros in 2027 and will certainly come back at second reading in the Assembly.
