Pension reform is an important part of the next review of the IMF program.
Before the government announced agreement on pension reform with the IMF is 99 percent. It was noted that there are only technical details.
“So, the answer is Yes, pension reform is an important part of the next revision of the program, and increasing the effective retirement age is it (pension reform – ed.) part”, – quotes the Director of the European Department at the IMF’s Paul Thomsen UNIAN.
He noted the need to increase pensions, “but it has to happen in parallel with parametric changes in the pension system that will restore financial viability”.
“Improving low ages of retirement, increasing the effective retirement age is crucial. This is really the issue on which discussions occur in the context of the next revision (program of cooperation between the IMF and Ukraine – ed.),” added the IMF.
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