source: Srna/Frontal
“When this is calculated, and when annual indexation is added,
pensions will be increased by some 7%. Republika Srpska is managing to
maintain the efficiency of the pension system, despite the difficult
processes in the economy,” Dodik, who is attending a special session of
the Republika Srpska Parliament, told reporters.
He said that the increase in pensions and wages means that the
Republika Srpska economy is on the road to recovery and that one can say
the recession was halted this year, and that a 2% GDP increase can be
expected.
“Two years ago, many spoke of a collapse of the pension system and
that pensions will not be paid, but we have managed to maintain the
level of pensions and to pay them out regularly,” Dodik said and noted
that he fully supports the decision of the Cabinet and Parliament to
increase pensions.
He said that pensions will be issued regularly and that some KM 30 million a year will be allocated from the budget.
“The said legal changes need to be made, and after that, I will make a concrete contribution,” Dodik said.
“40,000 pensioners earned their pensions normally – a full work
history and age – while all others gained them extraordinarily. You have
many people in Srpska who before the homeland war did not have a single
day of work history,” Dodik said.
He said that at no time in these parts did teachers have wages of KM 1,000.
“Wages in certain areas were increased 60% to 150% over 2005, and we consider this a success,” Dodik said.
A bill amending and supplementing the law on the pension and
disability insurance fund, which calls for a pension increase in Srpska,
is being considered at a special session of the Republika Srpska
Parliament.
