Escrivá denies that the European Union has asked to extend the period for calculating pensions

The Minister of Social Security, Jose Luis Escrivá, has denied that the European Union has asked to extend the period for calculating pensions, but is part of the commitments made by the Spanish Government in the Recovery Plan. In some cases “it will be necessary to consider extending the calculation period, but not necessarily”, he added.

“I do not understand the controversy. It seems to me a summer snake that Pablo Iglesias started a year ago and that is coming out from time to time,” said the minister in statements to RNE.

Escrivá explained that in the recommendations of the Toledo Pact It was requested that the new realities of the labor market and the existence of “more volatile careers” be taken into account in the pension calculation system, where the last years of contributions are not always the best.

“We estimate that for 30% of workers their last years are not the best,” said the minister, who added that the current system is designed for “linear careers”, where theoretically one is improving their contributions as they get older. .

The minister pointed out that “now it is no longer like that”, and recalled that a more equitable system must be implemented: “We will do that with the social agents in 2022,” he added. According to Escrivá, in some cases, “it will be necessary to consider extending the calculation period, but not necessarily, a system to choose the best years listed. But there is nothing new, “said the minister.

Escrivá has “flatly” denied that assessing the extension of the period for calculating pensions for certain professional careers has the objective of reducing spending on pensions, since the objective is to make the system “more equitable” and to improve the situation of workers whose last years of contributions “do not favor” when calculating their pension.

The minister has also assured that “he does not see problems nor is he concerned” that problems may arise in the coalition government regarding this matter, since it is a measure contemplated in the Recovery Plan that “the entire Government has assumed”, that it has been talked about “for a long time” and that Brussels “has found it great.”

“It is in the hands of PNV and EH Bildu to stop the cut in pensions”

The general secretary of ELA, Mitxel Lakuntza has recalled this morning in an interview reazalida in “Factory“from Euskadi Irratia that the modification agreed by Madrid with Brussels requires the approval of Congress and that the key will be the position of the Basque parties to form a majority.” It depends on them that this is paralyzed, “he stressed, referring to pension reform and labor reform.