The Minister of Labor, Florin Manole, announced on Tuesday, September 9, that there is no project and any discussion about the increase of the retirement age. “The pension is a right, after a life and contribution life, not something or must be postponed, it is not a privilege,” said the official.
Minister Florin Manole Photo: Mediafax
“No, this is not taken into account. There is no project and any discussion with this subject. The Social Democratic Party does not support the increase of the retirement age, because the pension is a right, after a life and contribution life, not something or must be postponed. There is no privilege. said Florin Manole, asked by journalists.
The minister wanted to emphasize that he is glad that Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has nuanced this morning, the statement, “Saying that this discussion can and takes place in relation to occupational pensions, discussing especially the pensions of the magistrates and the project that is already assumed by the Government, but not about pensions in general.”
“I am here to tell you that the Social Democratic Party does not support such an endeavor. There is no project and discussion inside the coalition in relation to this subject. For the reasons previously expressed, this will not happen. work in Europe”, Declared the Minister of Labor.
We recall that Monday night, on TVR 1, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said that “We need more people in the real labor market and we have to increase the retirement age ”.
The government said on Tuesday, September 9, that there are no discussions on the increase of the standard retirement age. The clarification comes after the interview given to TVR by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, in which the head of the Executive spoke about the modification of the retirement rules for certain professional categories.
“The government does not consider and does not discuss at this time the possibility of increasing the standard retirement age. In the TVR interview, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan referred exclusively to the retirement age of categories with special status in this regard, so to eliminate exceptions from standard age.”, It is shown in the specification transmitted by the Government.