Pension problems
French public sector workers went on strike last Friday in
protest at President Sarkozy's plan to change rules which allow
some transport and energy workers to retire at 50 on full pension.
Not surprisingly, the Irish Government's own Green paper on
pensions - published a few days earlier - produced no such violent
public reaction. The document contained no proposals but instead
included a broad range of policy options to stimulate discussion.
The Green paper may later lead to a White paper before the
Government finally decides how to proceed. But that may be some
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