OECD says raising retirement ages is essential to boost growth in ageing societies # alter18a # 11.06.2012 21 Uhr # Journal # englisch
June 11, 2012
A1 One of the first decisions Hollande made was to reduce the retirement age from 62 to 60 for certain groups of workers. The move was the opening salvo in what many think will be an across the board rollback of the conservative program put in place by Nicolas Sarkozy. +++ A2 But with French debt levels already surging and the population aging where will the cash come from for these poilcies ? The OECD has just issued a report laden with warnings about the future and advising that tough reforms need to happen now.