Increase in the retirement age in the Ministries of Interior, Defence and Justice

Prime Minister Simeon Djankov demanded a two-year increase in the age of early retirement only in relation to the national security system (comprising the Ministries of Interior, Defence and Justice) and not general increase of the pensions age as the media had reported. This became clear after the meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC). It is envisaged that police officers and military personnel would retire when they accumulate 27 years of work experience, and not 25 as was the case until now. The proposal, however, met the strong resistance of the employees of the National Security Service and police officers are ready to stage protests, announced the Bulgarian National Radio. The decision was taken after a meeting of trade union representatives during the weekend, but no specific date was scheduled for the beginning of the protest.

The NCTC will continue to discuss the increase in the retirement age on 15 November as well. The Confederation of Labour 'Podkrepa' proposed the general increase of all pensions of 10% - this initiative will cost the state Treasury some BGN 347 mln. As long as there are enough funds, we should start raising the lowest pensions, indicated in his turn the Chairman of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Tsvetan Simeonov.

Currently, discussions are underway between trade unions and employers on the topic of flexible payment of civil servants by the formula 70% flat salary and up to 30% extra remuneration. The business sector also supported this proposal.

The Confederation representatives demanded the criminalisation of non-payment of social security contributions by employers, as Klassa daily already reported. "We have agreed that in such cases, penalties could be introduced on employers as well. The question was whether the fine would be a percentage over the minimum salary or a set specific amount," confirmed the Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), Bozhidar Danev.

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