A former Minister of Defense intervenes and defends the pensions of the military: to treat them as special pensions is a political wicked
The social-democratic deputy Mihai Fifor, former Minister of Defense, states “clear and spurious”, that the military pensions “are not special pensions”. “Reform what you want, but leave the military alone!” Fifor wrote on Monday, in a message published on his Facebook page.
“As a former minister of national defense, I say clearly and sparked: military pensions are not special pensions. To treat them as such a political wickedness. Reform what you want, but leave the military in peace! abusively calling “special pensions”, which is, in fact, a legal compensation for a life lived in the service of the nation, “he said.
“And, what to see, even the minister Ionuț Moșteanu Cerea, when he was in opposition, the abolition of special pensions – including the pension of Nicolae Ciuca. Today, beyond the ministry's gate, he does not want to be canceled, but” gradual, until 2035 “. This is not about arguments – there are some of them.
According to him, “PSD said it clearly and proved by vote whenever it was needed: we are for cutting non-deity privileges, for eliminating the self, but we will never accept the military to be put to the wall, just for some to tick points to the artistic impression.”
“On the other hand, the true special pensions – those who are not used by real contributions – must be eliminated urgently. PSD has voted, every time, in favor of cutting special pensions. I said constantly: if the Bolojan government requires ordinary Romanians, then it is not acceptable that some categories will remain outside the reform,” added the deputy.
“This is why, we ask the prime minister: to urgently send the project on the elimination of special pensions, to come as soon as possible with all the documents in the” package 2 “regarding the cutting of the state companies and from the public system, the cut that we support unconditionally. Reforms missed.
Fifor also claims that who does not understand the difference between a military service pension and an improper privilege, “either knows how a democratic state works, a member of NATO, or despises it deeply.”
Moșteanu wants a “gradual reform” of military pensions
On Sunday, the current Minister of Defense, Ionuț Moșteanu was pronounced for “a gradual reform” of military pensions, so that the depopulation of the defense, public order and national safety system is avoided. Mosteanu indicated a 10 -year term as sufficient for the implementation of this reform.
“Any decision will be taken after discussions with the beneficiaries. For now we do not have a plan to change the payment of military pensions. Now it is important to make sure that people have a very clear perspective on what follows,” said Ionuț Moșteanu, in an intervention at Digi24.
He appreciated that the discussion of military pensions was “confused” by politicians who granted “very good” retirement conditions for military and police, but kept salaries at a low level. “So far, low salaries have been given and the social obligation has been rolled for the following generations (…) We have to look at demography and if the analysis shows that we do not take correct, sustainable measures, we will have big problems,” said the minister.
“As an idea, the pension in the judiciary is somewhere at 25,000 lei, in the military system it is somewhere at 5,300 lei and in the general pension system I think that at 2,700 lei. This is what things look like,” said Ionuţ Măiţanu. He argued that any changes should give the certainty that the now military, as well as those who take into account a career in the army to have conditions that cause them to remain in the system for as long as possible.
“We have an army that works and any change will have to be made with them at the table so that we make sure that those who are in the system are motivated to remain (…) I work in the ministry with people who have practically the retirement decision in pocket and who work next. If they left tomorrow, they would produce a hole in the system that would take us for years.
He indicated the date of 2035 for the completion of the military pension reform, relying on the fact that the responsibilities from the European Commission will understand the necessity of the reform. Also, the minister pleaded for some deductions from the standard retirement age of 65, depending on the specific activity of the military categories.
