French pension deficit set to more than double in a decade – despite reform

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French pension deficit set to more than double in a decade – despite reform Despite France’s recent pension overhaul raising the general retirement age from 62 to 64, the country’s pension deficit is expected to more than double between 2035 and 2045 alone, the French audit office said Thursday. President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular reform prompted a long series of occasionally violent protests when it was forced through in 2023