some of the recommendations of the expert commission are highly consistent with oecd best practices to make the pension system more sustainable and improve replacement rates the required contribution rates should be gradually raised from to in addition to make the system more inclusive reforms could focus on increasing the level of the solidarity pension available to the bottom of households to improve replacement rates notably for women and the poor the reform should increase the statutory retirement age equalising the retirement age of men and women at years and periodically review the retirement age to be consistent with life expectancy