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According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (SADM), considering that the bill proposes to pay a lump sum once a year to beneficiaries of social security pensions or social assistance benefits, without evaluating their income, it can be concluded that the proposed legal measure would not be effective.
“A lump sum would not substantially improve the situation of beneficiaries of social security pensions and social assistance benefits facing poverty and social exclusion, but would, on the contrary, create preconditions for reducing trust in the system Social Security, as complex steps need to be taken to address these issues, “says SADM.
The ministry also notes that 180 million would be needed to implement the law. and there are no such financial possibilities.
“Given the greater uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lower income, higher deficit and general government debt in 2021 according to the updated economic development scenario of the country, (…) the Financial Indicators Approval Law of 2021 implementation of the regulatory provisions proposed in the draft. It can be concluded that there will be no possibility of assuming additional financial obligations related to the implementation of the legal normative measures proposed in the bill ”, states the Ministry of Social Affairs.
According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, there are about 615 thousand people in Lithuania. retired, about 160 thousand. beneficiaries of disability pensions, almost 98 thousand. beneficiaries of state pensions, about 30 thousand. beneficiaries of orphan’s pensions. 288.8 million were paid for pensions in November of last year. euros.
ELTA recalls that after the presentation, the previous Seimas approved the proposal on the 13th pension.
The then-rulers said pension number 13 would help boost consumption, but the proposal was criticized by economists and the opposition at the time.
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