Ministry of Social Welfare: Government did not mislead the public, pensions increased by approximately 50 euros on average

The government did not deceive the public, but rather consistently worked to improve the position of pensioners and improve the pension system. This was stated by the Ministry of Social Welfare in response to a question from TV Vijesti addressed to the Government yesterday, whether Prime Minister Milojko Spajić deceived the public, since pensions were increased by 6,85 percent in January, the vast majority of pensioners will not benefit from the announced increase of 50 to 60 euros, which was promised for all pensioners.

"This percentage is determined in accordance with wage growth and inflation and applies to all pensions, which means that those with lower incomes will receive a smaller nominal increase, while pensioners with higher pensions will receive a larger amount. However, on average, the pension increase is around 47 euros, which confirms the accuracy of the Prime Minister's earlier estimates, who spoke of an increase of approximately 50 euros," the Ministry of Social Welfare said.

TV Vijesti reminded the public yesterday that Prime Minister Spajić, during his political campaign and during the promotion of the Europe Now 2 program, persistently repeated that the increase for all pensioners, except those with the minimum pension, would be 50 from 60 euros.