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The amendment to the law prepared by the members of the LLRA-KŠS faction of Seimas Zbignev Jedinskis and Vanda Kravčionok stipulates that starting next year the thirteenth pension will be paid in December of the current calendar year.
The thirteenth pension would be paid out of the state budget allocations assigned to Sodra.
The amendments will be presented to the Seimas on Thursday afternoon.
Fiscal banks
Z. Jedinskis explained that pensions in our country are the lowest in the European Union (EU).
“If we take the relationship between the median salary and the pension amount, then Lithuania ranks last in the EU.” We suggest that each retiree receives a thirteenth benefit before Christmas, which is € 200, “he said.
Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Z. Jedinskis
According to Z. Jedinskis, there are more than 600 thousand retirees in Lithuania. Therefore, more than 120 million euros must be allocated for the payment of lump sums. euros.
“We offer a source of financing – in the Seimas, our project is in the drawers – it is a bank tax project. This is not an increase in profits, as it is now accepted, and our draft states that banks pay a tax on the According to these calculations, it is this tax that would cover these expenses for a single pension, “commented the representative of the LLRA-KŠS faction of the Seimas.
When asked why he wants to pay retirees lump sums before Christmas, Z. Jedinskis said it’s completely natural. It is said that most people shop before this holiday.
“And that period is the most favorable for people to get some kind of benefit and allow themselves to wash,” he said.
That period is the most favorable for people to obtain some kind of benefit and allow themselves to annihilate.
Z. Jedinskis also claimed that such a proposal presented before the Seimas elections was not a publicity tactic. The politician explained that his party is at the service of the electorate.
Okay, then count
On Thursday morning before the Seimas plenary session, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said he had no doubt that the amendments to the law on the thirteenth pension would be approved.
“I think it’s one of those ways again, in terms of one of the most vulnerable social groups, which could be an added boost,” he said.
Luke April / 15min photo / Saulius Skvernelis
Speaking about where the money for such benefits would come from, S. Skvernelis said that everything will be calculated.
“After the presentation, it will definitely be accepted, I don’t even doubt it. After that, the government’s conclusion. And the government will find the source or not,” he said.
After the presentation it will certainly be accepted, I don’t even doubt it. After that, the conclusion of the Government. And the government will find the source or not.
S. Skvernelis did not disclose whether it would support taxing the banks.
“Let’s not talk about taxes now. Surely you have a good knowledge of both the proposals and the fiscal issues in the context of the election. The elections will pass, and then, apparently, those who promise everything today: reduce or increase taxes, they will have to earn a living. Because to have any cost, you need to have resources. And how many of these sources can still be drawn from those internal reserves is another question, “said the Head of Government.
The economic situation allows
R. Karbauskis, the eldest of the Lithuanian Greens and Peasants (LVŽS) trade union faction, explained that the party’s electoral program states that a thirteenth pension can be introduced.
He said that the thirteenth pension was paid in some other EU countries.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Ramūnas Karbauskis
“Our economic situation is such that we can really have this law and we can afford to pay the thirteenth pension,” said R. Karbauskis.
Speaking of various benefits for children, older adults without work and the like during the coronavirus pandemic, which have been criticized by both some politicians and some economists, R. Karbauskis assured that it was a support for consumption.
“The economic situation in our country is good only because we have been able to sustain that consumption,” the leader of the “peasants” is convinced.
All for the money borrowed
The opposition leader of the Seimas, Gabrielius Landsbergis, regards the thirteenth pension as a pre-election coup.
Such a proposal raises several questions for the Conservative leader. For example, why not increase pensions if there is so much money in the state?
“In general, let’s talk then about the normal thing that simply increases pensions if we see that there is money. As you know, Lithuania has probably been the most indebted country in the EU in the last six months. That means that everything we do now, going into this election, we seek the money that we borrow. Someone will have to return that money, it is not sustainable ”, is convinced G. Landsbergis.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Gabriel Landsbergis
He explained that by respecting retirees and understanding their expectations, he advocates a sustainable and orderly increase in pensions according to the magnitude of the economic situation.
“When we do it for the borrowed money, it is a pre-electoral coup and also for everyone’s debt,” emphasized the opposition leader of Seimas.
When we do it for borrowed money, it is a pre-electoral coup and still for everyone’s debt.
Double standards
According to the elder of the opposition faction of the Liberal Movement of Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, the liberals will not support the proposal to legalize the thirteenth pension.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Victoria Čmilytė-Nielsen
According to her, today the Electoral Law establishes that not even a pen can be given to the elderly because it is a bribe. However, a week before the Seimas elections, LLRA-KŠS proposes to allocate more than 100 million. euros for a thirteenth pension.
“He shows double standards and great cynicism. It is possible to talk about the thirteenth pension, even new benefits after assessing the real situation with the budget and increasing debt, ”emphasized V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.
This shows double standards and great cynicism.
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