Jean-Paul Delevoye crafted the pension reform plan that several previous governments tried to pass. FMTNews
December 16, 2019 11:22 PM
PARIS: France’s point man in charge of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension systems reform resigned on Monday after media reports showed he failed to declare multiple positions in organisations including think-tanks and trade groups. The life-time civil servant admitted he held paid and unpaid advisory jobs and board seats in 13 organisations while holding a public mandate, which is forbidden by law.He told Le Monde newspaper on Dec 14 that he “didn’t pay enough attention” to his declaration of interests when he took the pensions reform job.His government braces for a third day of nationwide marches on Tuesday as protesters will rally to oppose his overhaul of the pension systems.
Delevoye crafted the pension reform that several previous governments tried to pass and eventually abandoned in the face of public opposition to their attempts.
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