The bill risks being high for public hospitals and local authorities. Its agents are affiliated with a pension fund whose accounts are falling into the red at a worrying rate. HE “status quo” becoming ” impossible “strong measures are required “to avoid the creation of a lethal financial debt”according to an alarming report co-produced by three general inspectorates (administration, social affairs, finance), which was made public on Friday, September 27.
The efforts to be made imply, among other things, an increase in the contributions paid by these two categories of employers and, therefore, an increase in expenses. A solution that is difficult to implement: the health establishments themselves face budgetary difficulties, while Bercy orders local executives to reduce their lifestyle.
In 2023, the pension scheme for territorial and hospital officials (known by the acronym CNRACL) had a deficit of about 2.5 billion euros. If no correction is made, the situation could worsen dramatically: – €5.4 billion in 2025, – €8.6 billion in 2027, – €11.1 billion in 2030.
In a report, the Court of Auditors had already warned in May of such a drift, highlighting that the “hole” in this fund would represent, in 2027, three quarters of the deficit of all basic pension plans and the solidarity fund. finances minimum old age.
1.46 contributors per 1 retiree
The problem is mainly explained by demographics: the number of contributors compared to retirees has continued to decrease, going from 4.53 at the beginning of the 1980s to 1.46 today, a ratio lower than that measured in our entire pension system. distribution. -ir system (1.71).
People dependent on this scheme have a higher than average life expectancy, due in particular to the feminization of the workforce in healthcare establishments, and many of them benefit from early exit schemes upon retirement: exemptions in favor of the workers. “long runs”specific rules for civil servants who exercise arduous or dangerous professions that allow them to claim their pension before the legal age established by common law.
The phenomenon has been accentuated by the hiring policies of hospitals and local authorities. More and more subcontracted workers were hired. However, they pay their retirement contributions to other pension funds.
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