The request to re-examine the pension bill was approved
With 172 votes for, the Chamber of Deputies has passed the request to re-examine the pension law, that establishes the retirement age for women is 63 and for men 65.
Articol de Iulia Gherman, 08 Decembrie 2010, 09:56
PSD and PNL have voted against the bill on the grounds that it contains only one modified article from the initial adopted version.
Liberal Paul Dobre has declared that the bill has been made under IMF’s pressure and it has the role of freezing the pension point.
Social-Democrat Aura Vasile has stated that PSD fight the decision at the Constitutional Court citing procedural errors.
The minister of Labor, Ioan Botiş has said that the pensions will not drop because the calculation formula of the bill offers sustainability to this pension system.
The vote from the Chamber of Deputies concerning the pension bill is decisive and the legal document would go up for promulgation.
Translated by: Iris Butnariu and Andreea Velicu
MA Students, MTTLC, Bucharest University
