INPS backtracks and deletes from the simulations the increase in the retirement age and the contributions required to access early retirement starting in 2027. And even politicians are committed to avoiding the extension of the times.

After the complaint by the Cgil on the surprise increase of three months starting from 2027 and another two months starting from 2029 in the simulations, the institute has revised the applications and the increases that according to documents produced by the union were previously foreseen have now disappeared.

Therefore, access to the pension remains at 67 years of age or with 42 years and 10 months of contributions regardless of age at least until 2028.

The increase had caused alarm given that there is still no official indication on the trend of life expectancy from Istat in the two-year period 2023-2024 compared to 2022-21 which should be the basis of any changes established by a ministerial decree. Even a possible increase in life expectancy may not automatically be passed on to pension mechanisms.

Undersecretary of Labor Claudio Durigon warned that "the League will oppose in every way the increase of an additional three months" for access to the pension. For Forza Italia, then, the spokesman Raffaele Nevi speaks who brings the choices and responsibility to the political field: "The choices are not made by technicians and technicalities, they are made by politics. We will see, we will discuss it: we will talk about it within the majority and we will make the best choice as always". He criticizes the opposition that from the PD to M5S passing through Italia Viva speaks of a mess made at the expense of the workers while the unions ask for the start of a discussion.

Istat should publish the data on life expectancy at 65 this spring, the basis for deciding on the possible adjustment of the retirement age in 2027. This adjustment will have to take into account the reduction in life expectancy that has occurred in recent years due to the pandemic (four months overall in the last two two-year periods considered) that will have to be recovered. Therefore, in the case of a seven-month increase in life expectancy, an increase of three months could be applied in 2027.