The Vice President of the Assembly, Boris Pejović, assessed that the increase in minimum pensions to 450 euros is a contribution to reducing the social gap.
"Not so long ago, the minimum pension was around 146 euros, while the average was around 290 euros. According to comparative data, the social gap in Montenegro is among the largest in Europe. Therefore, increasing the minimum pension to 450 euros is a concrete measure aimed at reducing gap and suppression of great social inequality", announced Pejović.
He also said that, in the time of global inflation, this measure contributes to "achieving a minimum of human dignity".
"Funds for 74 thousand pensioners are not provided by debt, but on the basis of a fiscally sustainable budget and with a surplus of current consumption. This is only the beginning of what follows for all pensioners, but also for employees through the full implementation of the Europe Now 2 program - an increase in the minimum wage to 700 euros and the average at 1.000 euros."
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