The Minister of Labor, Marius Budai, announced on Thursday that he had signed and sent for approval two emergency ordinances, regarding the increase of pensions and social allowances.
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“We have signed two extremely important emergency ordinances. I first signed it with Minister Gabriela Firea and it refers to the increase of state allowances for children, as provided and assumed in the Government Program, an ordinance that went from the Ministry of Labor to the advisory ministries and when it will receive the opinion will be promoted in the Government meeting “, the minister declared
Thus, according to the GEO, the pension point will increase from 1,442 to 1,586 lei.
The minister also announced the increase of the minimum pension from 800 lei to 1,000 lei.
Also, the minimum wage in the economy will be 2,550 lei.
The increases would take effect on January 1, 2022.
“We have signed the two emergency ordinances. One together with the Minister Gabriela Firea, which refers to the distribution of the 13th allowance for people with disabilities and the increase of allowances, which enters into force on January 1, 2022 and the second which it refers to the increase of the pension point, from 1,442, to the value of 1,586 lei and the increase of the minimum pension from 800 to 1000 lei “, declared the Minister of Labor.
The Minister was asked about the 1,200 lei aid granted to pensioners who have pensions of less than 1,600 lei. He said that there are currently discussions within the coalition for the final form. He pointed out that this amount will be given in January for the pensioners to be protected.
“Discussions are in the coalition for the final form, not to be given or not to be given”, the minister pointed out.
Asked about the impact of the increase in pensions on GDP, Minister Budai said that for the next year there is an amount of 106 billion.
“We are not exceeding that 9.4% threshold. We do not know why Mr. Ghinea introduced that threshold. It is a milestone for the 2023 talks “, said Budai, specifying that there will be a series of discussions with the EC” to correct a series of things that are not in their place and one of them is this threshold “.
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