Shocking Pension Changes: Czech Republic Faces Retirement Age Hike While Switzerland Introduces Thirteenth Pension

There is a lot of buzz about pensions and at the moment it is not good news at all, quite the opposite. The retirement age will increase and at the same time the pension will decrease compared to the average salary. Otherwise, in short, the entire pension system will be unsustainable.

It didn’t last long

But we are talking about the Czech Republic as it is now. In other places and other times it can be completely different. This story is currently being experienced in Switzerland, where pensioners will improve significantly and after a long time they will also hear good news.

But the situation in this country is very unusual. The thirteenth pension was voted for by the citizens themselves. At the same time, it is surprising, because for 176 years they always refused to increase social benefits. In short, this company was not built as a challenging company, but it seems that the hand reached out here as well.

At the same time, the referendum basically voted on two different tracks. One of them was similar to the one we know from the Czech Republic. It would mean extending the retirement age. This was to be linked to the average life expectancy, similar to that of the Czech Republic. However, the country rejected this option. On the other hand, it went completely different and contributed a lot to pensioners. The thirteenth pension is nothing else.

It can be here too

This shows beautifully that some people are not talking about the fact that there is no money for real pensions. Today, it is true that there are resources. Just choose how much to spend on them. You can easily borrow for pensions and pay them out in higher form for decades to come without any problems.

In reality, it is more about what the people themselves want. If they feel that pensioners are already taking enough, they will start cutting back. Even in the Czech Republic, the pendulum will surely swing to the other side again, and it will be added again. And who knows, maybe even here we will see a 13th pension.

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