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However, Linas Kukuraitis emphasizes that the issue is not unequivocal and that pension number 13 in one form or another could appear in the Lithuanian pension system.
“In this case, as it appeared in the Seimas, you could predict that it is an electoral proposal and you can see that the party that proposed it, namely the Lithuanian Polish electoral campaign, did not get that card for them, did not attract many more voters, “LRT L. Kukuraitis told radio on Tuesday.
“However, this is not as simple a topic as it is currently being discussed. Dozens of European countries have pension number 13, or in some way they call it their pension system, “he added.
However, the minister stressed that pension number 13 should be built more intelligently than proposed in the Seimas.
“Even if such a pension could emerge, it should be based on both sustainable finance and social justice,” said L. Kukuraitis.
“I mean, if we think that we can take the same pension from the Sodra reserve and distribute it to everyone, it would not be right, because people put money into the Sodra budget differently. Therefore, the Sodra budget must be divided according to how much a person has invested in Sodra, ”said the Minister.
The amendments to the 13th Pension Law were initiated by Lithuania’s Polish electoral campaign faction, the Union of Christian Families, which did not exceed 5% in the multi-member electoral district. borders and did not enter the Seimas.
President Gitanas Nausėda called the proposal untenable, while Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka argued that to curb debt growth, the country should avoid making additional financial commitments.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis reiterated to the minister last week that the decision on pension number 13 will be made by the Government and stressed that this idea is not abandoned.
It is estimated that pension number 13 will require around 120-180 million. EUR, would receive around 600 thousand. people.
The opposition has accused the initiators of the amendments of wanting to convince voters in this way.
Starting next year, pensions will be indexed, as every year, but Seimas is considering how to change the current pension indexing formula so that it increases in the future, and does not stay the same or decrease. Managers suggest putting more leeway in the formula.
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