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The president advocates that pensions should have a period of time until the so-called replacement rate, the relationship between the average pension and the average salary that guarantees a decent life in old age would grow between 50 and 60%, as in the Western European countries, but this must be done consistently. and not paying a lump sum for one month out of the year, but ensuring that retirees can live well for 12 months out of the year, ”S. Krėpšta said in an interview with LRT radio on Thursday.
Last week, the Seimas began to consider the possibility of legalizing the so-called thirteenth pension of 200 euros and will study the modifications more in depth on November 10, after receiving the conclusion of the Government.
Zbignev Jedinskis, the initiator of the amendments and a member of the Union of Christian Families faction of the Lithuanian Polish Election Campaign, says it will make it easier for retirees to celebrate Christmas.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the “peasants”, support the idea of a thirteenth pension.
The opposition has accused the initiators of the amendments of wanting to convince voters in this way. The rulers explained that the money would be enough to pay the 13th pension.
Starting next year, pensions will be indexed, like every year, but Seimas is considering how to change the current pension indexing formula so that it increases rather than decreases in the future. Managers suggest putting more leeway in the formula.
Pensions are indexed annually starting in 2017. Then they grew 6 percent, in 2018, 6.94 percent, in 2019, 7.63 percent, and this year, 8.11 percent. In 2021, they could grow by at least 7.17 percent. – The average old-age pension would then increase from € 377 to € 404 and the average pension with the required seniority from € 399 to € 428.
Indexing the pensions would require LTL 249 million next year. euros.
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