Reactions to the proposal to increase the retirement age: they want to work until we die. We no better pay insurance anymore?

The announcement of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan could increase the retirement age of the Romanians, has aroused extensive controversy on social networks.

Statements on increasing retirement age aroused Internet comments

“This is not the problem of collection. It is the way the pension system is built: the current employees pay the pensions. With the retirement of the decrees, the amounts obtained from the salaries will not even reach the payment of pensions. Everyone informed knew that. The politicians also knew it, except that they still passed the problem, so as not to ruin their political image. Now Bolojan came, who agreed to suicide. The problem is not just us, it is common throughout Europe, where the population ages“, A man wrote on Reddit.

“If the retirement age increases, just postpone the problem for a few years. Those decrees will retire. Or They want to work until they die, and stop paying pensions? That if so, we better not pay insurance anymore and I finished the balcony ”another wrote.

“The state would like to die on the day of retirement”

“For every year worked, the state receives taxes and does not pay a pension, so the postponement with a few years can make the difference between 10 years to pay a pension and 15 years of payment, it is win-win. It would be best for them to die on the day of retirement.”writes another reader.

“Well, you should also give a law by which the employer does not kick you out after a certain age. I know there will be people who will say” but you are not going out as long as you see the job “. It's questionable. It depends on the field, depending on what salary you take and if they want to make a small person. Fish and Mr. Monânceană, increase the retirement age of the parliamentarians and reduce those special pensions with something significant ”, notes another internet.

“The new Slogan of the Government” You work as long as you live! “.”, Points another reader.

How in Romania and other European states

The standard retirement age is 65 for men and is about to reach 65 years and women until January 2035, according to the new pension law. Currently, women can retire at 62 and 4 months, and this age will gradually increase by one month every few months, according to a staggered calendar, until equalized with men.

“In order to ensure a similar level of replacement rates (retirement income related to previous income), among others, extending active life by increasing the retirement age and supplementing public pensions with private saving forms. “shows a report of Efor.

Before retirement, Romanians work on average just over 32 years, being the people with the shortest average life, Eurostat data show. The European average is 39 years old, and the Netherlands records the highest values- almost 44 years of service.

After the Netherlands, Sweden (43.1 years) and Denmark (41.3 years) are the countries where the professional life is the highest.

The shortest periods of professional life were registered in Romania (32.2 years), Italy (32.9 years) and Croatia (34.0 years), Eurostat shows.

Germany: Gradually increases the retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2031.

Italy: It will reach 67 years and 3 months in 2027 and 69 years and 6 months in 2051, depending on the life expectancy.

Spain: aims at a standard age of 67 by 2027.

Finland: The minimum age, depending on the year of birth, now varies between 63 and 65, but will continue to grow.

Denmark: The current age is 67, but will increase at 68 in 2030 and 69 in 2035; The retirement at 70 years will be mandatory for people born after 1970.

The prime minister's statements

“We like it or do not like it, we have to increase the retirement age”, the head of the government said Monday.

“We need more people in the real work market. We like or do not like to increase the retirement age so that within 50-65 years the population is caught in the real economy is in a higher weight than today because it has no one to replace it. Our generations will retire,” said Ilie Bolojan.

Subsequently, the Government stated that there are no discussions on the increase of the standard retirement age.