Opposition LMP is starting a petition for a “fairer pension increase that exceeds the rate of inflation”, the party’s co-chair Erzsébet Schmuck said at on online press conference on Saturday.
Schmuck said a significant share of Hungarian pensioners had become “impoverished” because of the policies of governing Fidesz, adding that last year alone 72,000 pensioners had “slipped into the poverty line”.
She said that 600,000 Hungarian pensioners get less than 100,000 forints (EUR 278) a month, and the minimum monthly pension is still 28,500 forints.
She said the government’s policy of pegging pension increases to the inflation rate is “trickery”, alleging they intentionally underestimate price increases and make a correction only at the end of the year.
Author, Gerontologist, Health Care Provider, Environmentalist, Human Rights Defender, Development Strategist and founder of the Centre of Excellence on Ageing an Initiative of the Zambian International Health Alliance CEO.Was the first Zambian to set up an organization to advocate against Elder Abuse called [Afro-Elder International] that pushed the Chiluba The government in the late 90’s to come up with the International Day of Older Persons, which is celebrated in Zambia every 1st October.
Advisor and Consultant with the Zambia National Marketeers Credit Association [ZANAMACA] an NGO with over 3 million members who are entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector with start up businesses that have over the years grown.
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Author, Gerontologist, Health Care Provider, Environmentalist, Human Rights Defender, Development Strategist and founder of the Centre of Excellence on Ageing an Initiative of the Zambian International Health Alliance CEO.Was the first Zambian to set up an organization to advocate against Elder Abuse called [Afro-Elder International] that pushed the Chiluba The government in the late 90’s to come up with the International Day of Older Persons, which is celebrated in Zambia every 1st October.
Advisor and Consultant with the Zambia National Marketeers Credit Association [ZANAMACA] an NGO with over 3 million members who are entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector with start up businesses that have over the years grown.
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