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Groisman: Government submits a draft pension reform to Parliament, 12 million retirees await its adoption
22.06.2017 10:14 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, while speaking within the Cabinet meeting, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman said the Cabinet pledges readiness to submit to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the final agreed draft pension reform, thus the adoption of which envisages the modernization of pensions for 9 million retirees already from Oct 1, the abolition of taxation of pensions for working pensioners, the reduction of the Pension Fund deficit and an automatic norm of annual indexation of pensions, Government Portal reports.
«Today we will submit a package of bills on pension reform to the Parliament. Our essential task is to ensure a decent standard living for the Ukrainian pensioners. An initiated by the Government reform will meet these goals. It will offer an opportunity to raise pensions to 9 million retirees. We are committed to return the utmost respect for the human work. Those who for decades have been working would get fair retirement payments,» Groisman admitted.
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