Comment Comment by JPLeRouzic > pension system, which has already been reformed and works pretty well* Currently there is only 1.7 active contributors per retiree!* There are 5% more retirees each year these days (700,000 new retirees each year). Double the newborn number each year.* 331 billion euros of pension system expenditure in 2019. 3 times the number paid in the 1980'. More than what the French state gets from taxes.https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/retraite/le-systeme-de-retrai... parent JPLeRouzic 3 years ago
* Currently there is only 1.7 active contributors per retiree!
* There are 5% more retirees each year these days (700,000 new retirees each year). Double the newborn number each year.
* 331 billion euros of pension system expenditure in 2019. 3 times the number paid in the 1980'. More than what the French state gets from taxes.
https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/retraite/le-systeme-de-retrai...