In February, the tax authorities will start paying extra money to pensioners. How many? Who will receive them? Seniors receive a tax refund on their 13th and 14th pension. This is the result of the cabinet decision, which this year ordered the collection of an advance on income tax from children aged 13 and 14. […]
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The coalition is considering withdrawing the 13th and 14th pensions. What in return?
According to media reports, the new coalition is discussing what to do with the 13th and 14th pensions. There is an idea to scrap them and introduce a ‘tax-free pension’. There is an ongoing debate in the coalition of KO, Trzecia Droga and Leica about the 13th and 14th retirements. Their opponent is Michał Kobosko, […]
Double indexation of pensions. This is how Tusk wants to convince retirees
The opposition, which is likely to form a new government, intends to change the rules for pension indexation from 2024. “The opposition, which has just won the elections, plans to change the indexation rules from 2024,” said the portal dobrecza.biz.pl, describing the plan. All this to convince older voters, who until now mainly opted for […]
Salaries will be lower at Lazio: 400 euros less per year on the payroll from January
We were expecting this in March 2023, and now unfortunately the confirmation has arrived: more taxes will be paid in Lazio and Rome than in the rest of Italy. Citizens with incomes between 15 thousand and 40 thousand euros, that is, approximately 2 million taxpayers, will pay 1.6 percent more each month in personal income […]
Portugal will abolish attractive taxes on foreigners’ home purchases
In an interview this week, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announced that his executive power would abolish the ‘Special scheme for non-ordinary residents’ from next year, a measure that has been in force since 2009, because, he justified, “it no longer makes sense”. This tax mechanism It is considered one of the causes of the […]
Pension reform will be approved, Colpensiones president said
The president of the Colombian pension manager, Jaime Dussán, confirmed that despite the problems that the law on pension reform has created, it will be approved in the Congress of the Republic as soon as possible. “The pension reform had a debate and approval by the majority in the Seventh Committee of the Senate of […]
Women with children would shorten the weeks to retire
Labor Minister Gloria Inés Ramírez assured that one of the proposals being analyzed to be included in the pension reform is to reduce the necessary weeks of old-age pension contributions for women who have children. According to Minister Ramírez, this initiative would be a recognition of the care work of women. “We are working to […]
How the end of zero Covid policy is protesting Chinese retirees
After protests against its zero Covid policy, Beijing is facing another popular shock. Pensioners in China’s major cities are rising up against local government. Successive revolts are reflected in the centre. Many of the elderly protested the provincial officials, who gathered yesterday to express their dissatisfaction with the decision to cut medical aid on February […]
Colombian pension schemes have compatibility issues: ILO
The International Labor Organization (ILO) said it is necessary to reform Colombia’s general pension system to respond to the system’s structural challenges, including competition and inequality between its two subsystems: Media Premium Regime (RPM) and Savings Regime. Individual with Solidarity (RAIS) and the necessary financing to maintain the minimum pension. This is evidenced by the […]