Premier Paolo Gentiloni said
Monday that he hoped Italy's trade unions "understand the
efforts" the government was making to reach an agreement on the
retirement age for State pensions.
The unions want an increase in the retirement age to 67, set
to kick in in 2019, to be postponed, saying many people doing
heavy jobs should be exempted.
Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has said only marginal
adjustments can be made without damaging the sustainability of
the system.
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