He wants an additional contribution for thousands of Poles. KO and PiS Members agree

• The Sejm deals with a petition on the introduction of increased pension contributions for people without children.

• Expert analyses indicate that the alleged "male" proposal violates the rule of equality under the Social safety Act.

• Politicians point out that alternatively of punishing childless people, parents should be promoted through relief and support alternatively than additional burdens.

• More crucial information can be found on Interii main page

A parliamentary gathering is scheduled for Tuesday at 14:00 Committee on Petitions. Members will, among another things, address the thought of “altitude dependence” Pension insurance contributions from the number of children held’, a fresh form of alleged bull.

Petition went to the Sejm in February. Its author emphasizes that the foundation pension system is the rule of substitutability of generations. It besides notes that "childless persons, without contributing to the future increase in taxpayers and contributions, naturally burden the strategy without compensating for this by their participation in its future maintenance".

Therefore, the author calls for those 30 years of age who do not have children to pay double pension. In turn parents of only children would be charged with a 50 percent premium.

Additional pension contribution. The thought of a “male” without specifics

Petitions besides supply for exceptions. A higher contribution would not be paid by a individual with confirmed infertility or those who lost a child. The author admits that it would be essential to "improve" medical documentation verification system. However, it does not explain precisely what it would be like to place and operate specified data in the system.

It is besides unclear who is the author of the petition. The parliament does not supply specified information due to the fact that the originator asked to hide its individual data. He points out that his thought would bring additional gross to the budget.

He admits that childless people could choose to emigrate so as not to pay more contributions. The recipe would be taxation credits or benefits. In this case, the author besides does not supply specifics.

Parliamentary Analysis Office: Petition violates equality

The author's optimism does not share the seismic Bureau of Experts and Regulatory Impact Assessment. Dr. Magdalena Szczepańska points out that childless people fulfil their obligations under the social agreement and cannot agree that they are "burdening the system" due to the fact that the current generation of workers bears obligations towards current pensioners.

Moreover, the office stresses that the implementation of the thought of the petitioner "it would violate the rule of equality" au Act on the social safety system. It is specifically a evidence that the law assumes equal treatment for all insured persons regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, marital position and household status.

There are 5 options to deal with the petition, including a draft resolution or bill by the committee. However, the survey bureau recommends that the committee – according to Rules of Procedure of the Sejm – simply “did not take into account the demands” that appear in the petition.

Members on the petition committee besides talk clearly about the idea. Both with Civil Coalitionand Rights and Justice.

"A Strong and Dangerous Thing". associate of the KO unequivocally about the “ bull”

In short, there is no greater chance of the thought being realised.

The committee will present a petition Marcin Józefaciuk. – “Bunk” is unconstitutional and there is no anticipation of predicting the effects of this change. This is an effort to submit to a unusual law. In fact, the law should make people feel safer and more stable, alternatively than imposing penalties on them if they do not have a child," the MP points out in an interview with Interia.

– Situations erstwhile no children are present are so different, from infertility through various disabilities, including intellectual ones," says Józefaciuk. Theoretically, the committee could address another parliamentary bodies with the opinion and arguments contained in the petition, but the MP is not in favour of specified a solution. The thought of additional pension contributions is regarded as a ‘strong and dangerous’ thing, due to the fact that he believes specified ideas bring counterproductive effect.

– The property fell, but erstwhile people stopped feeling safe and unchangeable in the state. We should increase this stability, not dictate something to people, due to the fact that it will begin to come to pathological situations – Józefaciuk points out.

He besides adds that childless people do not usage the program 800 plus and another child-related benefits.

Carrots alternatively of sticks. “Make having children fashionable”

A somewhat different position is presented in conversation with Interia Urszula Rusecka from the PiS. However, it agrees that the thought of larger pension contributions included in the petition is not feasible.

- I'd thin more towards it. supplement for persons who have children. If families have children, a large financial effort is besides involved, unlike families that do not have children. On the another hand, at the time of retirement, families without children besides usage the strategy – Rusecka tells us.

– Problem demography is very complex in Poland. In a couple of years, he'll strike with a double force. We should focus our actions like this, To have children is fashionable. Now it's fashionable to have dogs, kittens, a nice, good life. On the another hand, 1 does not look at demography from an economical and developmental perspective," the MP emphasises.

– There are families that are much easier to live without raising their children and without costing them. I think raising a kid until the age of 18 is about PLN 400,000 or more. We should advance families who are struggling to rise children. We should focus on media, financial and promotional support. Talk about Having children is simply a large value to the nation – points to Ruseck.

Jakub Krzywiecki

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