Slovenian pensioners are one of the most neglected groups of Slovenian citizens under the government of Robert Golob. The government is now working on making some changes to retirement legislation – the so-called pension reform, which was classified and hidden in the crucial run-up to the European elections. We are also witnessing a number of …
“After almost two years of the government of the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda), the Social Democrats (Socialni demokrati – SD) and the Left party (Levica), the financial and social situation of pensioners has drastically worsened, not least because of the unfulfilled promises or commitments made by the coalition parties to pensioners,” says the Slovenian Democratic …
It is okay if Prime Minister Robert Golob attends a consultation for a better future for animals; we agree that all animals deserve to be treated humanely. What is worrying are his priorities, especially when we realise that the daily cost of taking care of one animal in a shelter is higher than a day’s …
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On Tuesday, pensioners will receive their pensions. But beware, they will be extremely low. This is driving some people to despair. That is why the first pensioners’ protest will be held in Ljubljana on Wednesday. Ahead of the January pension payments, which will be made on the last day of January, the Pension and Disability …
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The government prevented an extraordinary adjustment of pensions before the New Year, while the pensioners are increasingly worried about the rising prices. This has provoked, among other things, a nationwide protest of the pensioners, which will take place on the 1st of February in Ljubljana. The organiser of the protest is the civil initiative The …
At Thursday’s session, the government rejected the proposal of the parliamentary group led by Jelka Godec (Slovenian Democratic Party – Slovenska demokratska stranka: SDS) to re-introduce the state pension. They also rejected the proposal to increase the amount of the guaranteed old-age pension for 40 years of the pension period to the amount of 771 …
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Pensioners will get 4.4% higher pensions at the end of the month in line with regular annual adjustment with wages and consumer prices. Back rise for January will be paid out as well. The adjustment will cost the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute (ZPIZ) EUR 268 million at the annual level, said ZPIZ official Andraž …
Not only that the pensions will not be reduced by six percent, but they are expected to increase by almost six percent in 2021, and in the coming years by another two to three percent. This was announced today by the Minister of Finance Andrej Šircelj. He also denied the misleading reporting of some media, which …
