La Poste : France will have to give precisions on the aid given for the retirement system

In a letter of October 12th 2006 (Official Journal of December 6th) the European Commission has notified France of its intention to open a procedure to control State aids. This publication opens the period of one month during which each party can present its observations. (Ref. 061228)
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The European Commission wants to closely examine the reform of the post office workers’ retirement system. This reforms lays down that La Poste will pay, starting in 2007, a specific “employer” contribution based on a competitively fair rate. This rate will be calculated in order to equalize the levels of social charges and fiscal charges, based on salaries, between La Poste and other companies of the postal and banking sectors, for those risks which are common to private sector workers and civ

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