look at some of today's our business news and for that i'm joined on sat bile business and it's a brian quinn to brian. and you gonna be staying then with one of our top stories today the situation with the strikes of the ongoing discscsions between the government. and the unions the government than today a putting out some new maths to try and justify the actividades tell us a bit about it right that is of course as we talk about the main sticking point between the government and unions. well on friday the government released a study showing projected budget savavings for the plan. the idea being that those who retire early would lose 5% off their full pension for each year before the turn sixty four. the government says that should bring ten billion euros into pension coffers in twenty twenty five. twelve billion euros and twenty twenty seven and that's the day thehey fixed for france's pension system to finally break out of deficit territory. actividades though has been a red line for unions they floated other ideas likee tapping social security reserve funds or of forcrcing high earnrners

i am joined in the studio by brian quinn. hello, brian. it's brexit day. you will have a look at what lies ahead in the u.k. in terms of trade as it exits the e.u. brian: t that's right. negotiations for a new comprehensive u.k.k.-e.u. trade agreement are reportedly scheduled to begin only in march, leaviving just 10 monthso strike a deal before the transition period ends. the e.u.u. takes nearly half of all british exportrts and accous for millions of jobs. so t s stakes aree high. therere are many sticking g int most of all the e.u. wants to ensure the u.k.. adhdheres to e standards. they wananted them to diverge fm e.u. regulations. here are the details. >> another will begin as the e.u. and u.k. negotiate what post-brexit trade will look like. britain wants a tariff-free quota-free deal, much like the current agreemement. afterr that, the e.u. wants reassurarances. >> the precondition is that european a and british business contininue to compete on a leve playing f field. we will certainly not expose our company to unfair competitition. >> the slogan t

a look at now for today's business news with brian quinn. you are starting with a big day for trade in the u.s. as donald trump gets set to sign america's ratification of the new usmca trade deal. brian: trump is plannining a big signing ceremony at the white house. some 400 guests are on the list. not invited are seveveral k democratic lawmakers who helelpd get the ratificationon pasassed. it replaces the 1994 nafta agreement between the u.s., mexico, and canada, a frequent target o of criticicism byrurum. despite a triumphant tone from him on the deal,l, it is not a donene deayet.t. andda has yet t to ratify it, could take months to do so, as monty francis reports. in order reflected in its very name, canada is last in nine to ratify the united states, mexico, canada agreement, which updates the 25-year-old deal known as nafta. the deal cannot take effect until 90 days after the last party signs, and the deputy prime minister who led canada's negotiating team is urging her country's parliament to approve the deal without undue delay. u.s. p