BBCNEWS World Business Report July 6, 2024
hello and welcome. president macron�*s government is set to announce a major reform in france's pension system later today in a move that could prove very unpopular with the majority of its people. when the proposals were first mooted before the pandemic, large nationwide strikes paralysed the country and hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets to protest. france has one of the lowest retirement ages in the world, and at 14% of economic output, its pension system also costs more than most other countries. under the proposals being announced later, the current system fo...