Ilie Bolojan's first reaction after the CCR declared the law on magistrates' pensions constitutional
Ilie Bolojan / Photo source: Inquam Photos – George Călin
The Prime Minister welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision to reject the ÎCCJ referral and declare constitutional the law that reduces magistrates' pensions and increases the retirement age, according to a press release issued by the Government.
“It confirms the correctness of the Romanian Government's approach. The reform of special pensions was insisted upon by Romanian society and we are taking a big step towards equity. At the same time, from this moment we will take the steps to recover the money from the PNRR milestone related to this reform,” the executive said.
The judges of the Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday, after five adjournments, that the law increasing the retirement age of magistrates and reducing the amount of service pension is constitutional. Now, the project proposed by the Bolojan Government will go to the president for promulgation. The law passed the CCR with the vote of six of the nine judges, according to HotNews sources.
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What the law provides
The law for which Ilie Bolojan assumed responsibility for the second time in Parliament, on December 2, provides that the pension should be equal to 70% of the last net salary, as in the first form proposed by the Bolojan Government.
According to the draft law, the amount of the service pension will be 55% of the calculation base, represented by the average of the gross allowances of the last 60 months, but not more than 70% of the last net allowance received in the activity.
Magistrates will still be able to retire early, provided they have 35 years of service, but if they have not reached the age of 65, an annual penalty of “2% until they reach the standard retirement age in the public system” will be applied.
The law must be promulgated by President Nicușor Dan before it enters into force. She was a milestone in the PNNR. The unblocking of 231 million euros that Romania must receive from the European Commission depends on the adoption of the law.
