Following a referendum held in the country, Swiss residents voted for the payment of the 13th annual pension, an additional payment similar to the 13th salary will be made on the eve of Catholic Christmas. This has been reported Web site state.
According to preliminary calculations by Swiss officials, this would require spending more than 4 billion francs (about $4.52 billion) annually. At the same time, the Council of Ministers assured that they have sufficient funds for pension payments in the coming years.
“But the famine [пенсионных средств] It is expected after 2030 – even before the 13th pension is paid. “With the introduction of the 13th pension payment after this year, it may be necessary to look for additional sources of income or reduce payments,” he says in the comment on the referendum results.
The initiators of the referendum also did not explain in detail the mechanism of collecting funds for the payment of the 13th pension. The money needed in advance will be raised by increasing the pension contributions of working Swiss people or by increasing VAT.
The Swiss government will present its detailed decision on the new payments by the end of 2024.
Majority of Swiss citizens in referendum held in September 2022 voted Increasing the retirement age for women from 64 to 65. As a result, men and women in European countries began to retire at the same time.
Previously was named Russia’s place in the ranking of countries in terms of pensions.