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Companies are unhappy that they will also pay sick leave next year
Neither unions nor companies like the government’s proposed insurance budget, a 24-hour survey showed.
As of January 1, the minimum pension will be 300 BGN, the ceiling will be 1,440 BGN and the rest will be increased by 5% as of July 1, the project foresees.
“The lifting must take place during the weight of one year of insurance experience, this is the main position of CITUB. We first suggested that the weight go up from 1.2 to 1.3. We also gave a second option: make an update according to the rule Swiss, but the lower pensions will be upgraded by 10%, exceptionally, and the rest by 5%, “said CITUB’s Asya Goneva. The union will take a position on the draft budget on Tuesday, he said.
The CITUB also wants to know how aid is calculated with a voucher of 120 BGN for people with pensions from 300.01 BGN to 369 BGN. It was not clear how the vouchers are distributed to 340,000 people, Goneva added. We have no idea how this 120 BGN was calculated. We will insist on finding out how this amount was reached, as well as why it is not BGN 180, for example, “added Goneva. It is also concerned that it is not clear how the vouchers will be distributed to 340,000 people. This is something that I cannot imagine how it will be in practice, much less I imagine where people who live in villages, palanquins, small towns will spend these vouchers. Not all stores accept vouchers to offer products ”, explains one of Goneva’s possible problems. The union will insist that this money be delivered through the National Social Security Institute, along with pensions, to make it easier and more convenient for people.
Next year, the minimum unemployment benefit will be 12 BGN. We will ask again for it to be BGN 17, because it is far behind the minimum wage. We will suddenly find ourselves in the same situation with the minimum pension: instead of increasing it often in small steps, we suddenly have to increase it by 20%. This is more expensive and people are impressed that more money is being given for lower pensions, Goneva explained. According to her, the jump in the minimum pension from January 1 is a positive decision. We also welcome the small step that is being taken to raise the limit to BGN 1,440.
For years the union has been insisting on increasing the maternity benefit in the second year, as the ratio to the minimum wage should reach the levels of years ago, or at least 420 BGN. And next year it will be frozen again at BGN 380. According to the union, next year, the increase in the minimum amount of unemployment benefit should be maintained, which was extended from 4 to 7 months for three months from October 1.
CITUB also wants to provide funds for 60/40 before the end of the year, because now there are 300 million BGN in the budget of the Social Security Fund, the reason is that with the SURE instrument it grants a favorable loan of 510 million euros .
Raising the ceiling to BGN 1,440 without increasing the maximum insurance income is one of the two positive things about the budget proposal, according to BICA director Vasil Velev. And the other is that there were 300 million BGN for the 60/40 measure.
However, the company is not satisfied that in 2021 it will pay the first 3 days of sick leave. This widespread practice of corruption through the theft of sick leave is again done at the expense of decent people. “I would like to draw your attention to the fact that only half of the BGN 398 million that will go towards paying children, including wealthy families, can solve this problem. Therefore, the second and third day could be paid again by NSSI, like 10 years ago. This would have cost 200 million BGN, “he explained. Velev also wants the minimum pension to be eliminated, not raised to BGN 300. The company does not accept the increase in the minimum wage to BGN 650. According to them, next year should remain frozen, why are we in a period of economic crisis and decline? GDP. They also demand a reduction in the reduction of the pensions of the first pillar for people who are also insured in the second. The reduction of the first pension should not exceed 5-6% and is currently 20%. According to the employers, the downside was that no disability pension reform was proposed. In addition, the problem is the great deficit of the National Institute of Social Security, which this year will reach 42%. According to them, the increase in pensions may be at the expense of reducing other costs, such as defense and security.
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