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Le Pen Promises €140B Savings, Restoring Retirement at 62

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC · How we work

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Marine Le Pen pledges to restore the retirement age to 62 and achieve €140 billion net savings by 2032.
France's 10-year government bond yield rose above 5 percent this week, increasing financing costs.
The IMF projects French public debt reaching 118.5 percent of GDP in 2026 with 0.4 percent growth.
Treasury forecasts interest costs climbing from 2.2 percent of GDP in 2025 to 3.7 percent in 2030.

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Marine Le Pen pledges to restore the retirement age to 62 and achieve €140 billion net savings by 2032.
France's 10-year government bond yield rose above 5 percent this week, increasing financing costs.
The IMF projects French public debt reaching 118.5 percent of GDP in 2026 with 0.4 percent growth.
Treasury forecasts interest costs climbing from 2.2 percent of GDP in 2025 to 3.7 percent in 2030.