Citizens, a one-time aid of 5,000 dinars arrives, the exact date of payment has been announced

Retirees, Photo: TANJUG / STRAHINJA ACIMOVIC

A one-time aid of 5,000 dinars will reach the addresses of 1.717 million pensioners in Serbia on December 18, he said today. Finance Minister Siniša Mali and says that pensions in Serbia are stable.

In the Assembly of Serbia, where it explained various laws, Mali said that the Financial Plan should be changed PIO Fund create preconditions for the payment of a one-time financial aid of 5,000 dinars to pensioners.

– It’s a great success for us. At the end of a very difficult year, when Serbia showed how strong it was and how much it could help mitigate the negative consequences of the coronavirus epidemic, the latest in a series of measures is support for the elderly – Mali said.

Siniša Mali, Photo: Tanjug

He recalled that in April a one-time aid of 4,000 dinars was paid to retirees and that now another 5,000 dinars are arriving.

He said that as of January 1, 2021, according to the Swiss formula, pensions will increase by 5.9 percent.

Mali said there are smaller budget allocations for the PIO fund because, it says, the income of that fund from the payment of contributions is growing.

– That is the result of a responsible economic policy. I hope support for this decision – Mali declared.