Pensioners against decrease of budget for pensions

The press release of the Coalition of Kosova Pensioners reads that the Parliament of Kosova, without debate on accelerated procedure, has passed the draft law on review of the Kosova’s budget for 2012.

The press release also reads that it was realized from this proposal of reviewed draft budget, despite that the total amount of budgetary expenses will be slightly higher than the one drafted for 2012, thus 1.524.000 euro and the budgetary incomes now are planned to be realized in total amount of 1.384.000 euro. The budgetary deficit will decrease to 152 million euro or 20 million less than the one that was drafted before the review and it was 172 million euro, there will be fewer subsidies for 6 million euro and there will be budgetary savings in the amount of 10 million euro.

“We were shocked when we realized that in the category of budgetary expenses, the transfers and subsidies the funds foreseen for pensions, in comparison with the drafted budget, now it is proposed to decrease it for 1 million euro,” reads the press release.

The Coalition of Pensioners opposes the proposal for the funds that were foreseen by the reviewed budget for 2012, to decrease them for 1 million euro. On the contrary, the pensioners have requested and will request improvement of bad condition of pensioners even 13 years after the war in Kosova and over 4 years from declaration of independence.