In the last discussion of the matter in the Parliamentary Committee of Finance, a common component was not formed, and new information was added to the discussion
MThe outcome of the political initiative to revise the framework for awarding pension rights to state officials remains over the next.
At the table are the government proposal to abolish the provision of pension and replace the provision with the awarding of a lump sum at the end of the official’s term and 12 proposals by parties by which individual regulations are introduced to address the phenomenon, disclaimer). The Legal Service has identified issues of unconstitutionality in the law proposals, but there is a political view that this cannot prevent its debate in plenary. In any case, the Supreme Court is what, if required, the constitutionality of any legislation, as has been done in the past with other critical legislation, such as the cuts in the payroll of the state service.
In the discussion of the matter to the Parliamentary Committee on Monday, a common constituent was not formed, and new evidence was added to the debate.
The Treasury has informed that it will be submitted to Thursday’s plenary revised version of government bills with the introduction of regulation so that the new system will apply to officials elected for the first time since the bill was passed. That is, the granting of the tips will not concern existing officials. The majority of the parties had emerged as the inability of the government proposal as the fact that it creates an advantage to existing officials as it would apply from its vote. Consequently, an official who, on the basis of the existing regime, is entitled to a pension, with the adoption of the government proposal, would also receive a pension and tip. However, despite the correction, the government proposal still does not concentrate a majority to be voted on by the plenary.
The second new element is AKEL’s proposal to have a new round of discussions and consultations with the government to examine the proposal of the General Accountant of the Republic, Andrea Antoniadis, to create a special pension fund for officials.
DISY, for his part, believes that the debate has been completed and that the time has come to law and proposals to be led to plenary and each party to take responsibility for it. The party’s president Annita Dimitriou made a statement:
“We come back and emphasize that we have to put an end to the provocative phenomenon of multiple pensions, as well as the simultaneous payment of salary and pension. It is a matter of justice, equality and political responsibility. The discussion was also completed. Proposals must be driven immediately to plenary. This is the clear position of the democratic alarm. The Finance Committee worked with seriousness and documentation. If constitutional issues arise we must be ready to correct them immediately. Citizens, however, are waiting for actions and results. We owe them. “