The Congress of Deputies validates today the pension reform
The Spanish government already has sufficient support, regardless of what the PP and Vox decide to vote for. And it is that, to the 154 votes of PSOE and UP, it has already been announced that the 13 of ERC, the six of the PNV, the five of EH Bildu, the four of PDeCAT and the three of Más País and Compromís will be added.
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The decree law that reform the public pension system It will be put to a vote today in the plenary session of Congress and the Spanish government already has sufficient support for its validation, regardless of what the PP and Vox finally decide to vote on.
And it is that, to the 154 votes of the coalition government, it has already been announced that, at least, the 13 of CKDthe six of GNPthe five of EH Bilduthe four of PDeCAT and the three of More Country and Commitmentwhich adds up to at least 185 deputies, 10 above the absolute majority.
Besides, the promise of the Spanish government is to process the decree law as a bill to give the possibility of introducing changes via amendment. Thus, the PNV will vote in favor, as the government commits to analyze the situation of cooperative members.
In fact, the Spanish Executive has already promised improvements to their partners. With CKD has agreed that the women who reduce their hours to care for a child quote 100% of their workday prior to the reduction during the entire reduction period. And with EH Bildu It is committed to progressively raise widow’s pensions until they are equated with the taxable ones in a period of four years. To the PDeCAT has assured him that the solidarity quota is progressive.
Baby boomer retirement
The reform proposed by the Spanish Government, which has already been endorsed by the European Commission and the trade unions, focuses on raising the income of the system to face the financial tensions due to the retirement of the ‘baby boomers’ in the 30’s and 40’s.
This new system, which It would enter into force on April 1. Except for certain provisions of the same, it contemplates increases in maximum bases and contributions, improvements in minimum pensions and the establishment of a dual model to calculate the pension, which will give the option to choose between the last 25 years of contributions or 29 years, discarding in this case the two worst.
In addition, with the new reform, the mutual collaborators of the Social Security will no longer have the possibility of contacting the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) in the event that the public health service rejects their registration proposal.
Source: Eitb

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