The Government intends to come up with draft laws in March that would put into practice the principle established by the Constitutional Court through the bill on magistrates' pensions, also in the case of employees belonging to the Ministry of Interior, the defense area, the area of public order and national security, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Wednesday.
He responded thus when asked what is intended with the other categories of "special pensioners" and whether the Government will apply a model similar to the bill on magistrates' pensions in their case as well.
"I believe that for all systems that allow retirement at an age of 50, 51, 52, when a person is in full physical and intellectual capacity, where the pension is the same as the last salary, things must be corrected. Not only from the point of view of the inequities, which are obvious to all citizens and which have generated a state of justified dissatisfaction and a decrease in trust in the Romanian state and governments, but also from the point of view of the sustainability of our pension system and a healthy economy. Because if we do not increase the retirement age for these categories, we will be in a situation where in the coming years there will be no one to replace those who will retire", stated Ilie Bolojan in a telephone intervention to Digi24.
The prime minister explained that the current generations, of 300,000-400,000 people, will not be able to be numerically replaced by the younger generations, representing 150,000-200,000 - 250,000 people.
"So, we propose that in March, as provided for in the draft ordinance related to the administrative reform, we come up with draft laws that will put into practice this principle that was established today by the Constitutional Court. We are talking about employees who belong to the Ministry of the Interior, the defense area, the area of public order and national security, but here too a few clarifications must be made. There are situations in these areas in which the physical demands, the effort are related to some special working conditions, we are thinking of areas of paratroopers, for example, or gendarmes who are on the front line, who must continue to benefit from rights that mean equivalent years of work greater than normal years, therefore a faster retirement, and there are situations in which one can work without any problems up to the age of 65, in the context in which you work as security guard at a post or work in an office area in any ministry, I don't see any problem with working until you are 65 years old," Bolojan explained.
The prime minister was asked if there was a fear that in the coming months we would witness an "exodus" from the aforementioned structures, given the announcements made.
"Just like in the justice system, where the transition period was ensured, it seems normal and common sense to me that in these systems, in order to avoid departures, those who wish to continue to benefit from the rights in the system, from any additional bonuses, can do so. A transitional period is needed, those who meet the current conditions can benefit from the rights provided for by the current law, in such a way that we respect, on the one hand, a legal principle, but also that we do not have additional problems related to more massive departures from the system", Bolojan said.
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