Pension reform in Santa Fe: the UPCN union was against establishing limits on retirements and pensions
This Wednesday the commission that studies the pension reform of the province of Santa Fe, destined to clean up the millionaire deficit of the Retirement Fund. In this framework, from UPCN They spoke out against the possibility of establishing limits on retirements and pensions.
This was stated by the general secretary of UPCN, Jorge Molina, one of the members of the commission that participates in the study of the reform in the Legislature as a reference for the state union.
Regarding this, he stated: “It will have to be discussed. We are against establishing limits, that is one of the temptations when talking about retirements, at the national level it exists. We believe that the salary structure that each sector has must be respected. and what he was contributing, that cannot be affected.
Regarding the large gap between the minimum and maximum retirements in Santa Fe, Molina stressed that “it has to do with the reference contributions.” And he added: “Obviously we have an important number in the difference between the maximum retirement and pension with the minimum, but it has to do with the contributions. We believe that we should have a progressive contribution, the higher the retirement the greater the contribution.”
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The Santa Fe pension reform began to be discussed in the Legislature.
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Retirement age
About the possibility of it being modified the minimum age to access retirementthe representative of the state pointed out: “I would not like to venture opinions. Here the fundamental premise is that the fund is sustainable with the national agreements that are established by law. From UPCN we will defend that the validity and possibility of retirement being a right acquired from the workers who contributed and from those who are still active.
Retirement Fund Deficit
The head of UPCN acknowledged that “The Pension Fund today is in deficit and last year too, arises from the organization’s numbers, how this is solved is what should be discussed. “We have to create a sustainable fund, so that current and future retirees have the certainty that their retirement system is not at risk.”
When asked about the reason for the million-dollar deficit suffered by the provincial Retirement Fund, Molina stressed: “There were certain irregularities in the regimes for purchasing services, anticipating retirements, Many people entered the system without having the age or the number of years of contributions. “We have to be very strict that future retirees meet the age and contribution requirements.”
In turn, Molina listed “causes beyond the control of workers, such as the extension of the life expectancy of pensioners and retirees, as well as the restrictive policy regarding public employment.”
The entry of new procedures tripled
Regarding the acceleration of procedures entered into the organization’s Retirement Fund, Molina acknowledged that in recent times “the procedures have tripled.” Regarding this, he highlighted: “We know that people, when worried about change, prefer to have what they already know; Santa Fe has a very good retirement system and that is why we want to take care of it.”
“We have the best expectations, the principles of the law that are established are points of consensus in keeping the fund in the orbit of the State, maintaining the distribution system and the solidarity system. From that there will be alternatives and discussions on how to achieve budget relationship between income and expenses,” he concluded.
