Today, the subject of pensions, including the 14th pension, is the central point of many discussions and concerns among elder citizens. The governing organization of the Law and Justice, which promised support for this social group, begins to approach the failure of power to the opposition. The question arises whether Donald Tusk's government will meet the concerns expressed by Jarosław Kaczyński and whether pensioners will lose their additional benefits. Politicians have already begun making concrete declarations.
In the context of the election run before the October parliamentary elections in 2023, Jarosław Kaczyński and another members of the Law and Justice have repeatedly threatened elder citizens with the anticipation of losing their benefits.
“For years we have heard that 'money is gone and will not be', and now this doctrine of Donald Tusk is coming back again,” the president thundered just after the vote results were announced.
Currently, most of the statements of opposition politicians stay in line with the statements of the run period. Nevertheless, any propose possible changes in the way certain benefits are financed. There is besides a chance that the 13th and 14th pensions will be replaced by another solutions. The discussions mention possible modifications in the taxation strategy and the proposal to double the value of pensions over the year.
Donald Tusk is making immense changes in pensions. He wants to change the PiS project
The thought of introducing 14th retirement and raising the tax-free amount for the aged has become a subject of discussion. Interestingly, the actions of opposition politicians can contribute to a possible increase in the amount of 13th and 14th pensions. All of this could consequence from the promise of a democratic coalition that advocates raising the tax-free amount.
Donald Tusk assured that raising the tax-free amount to the level of PLN 60,000 was a concrete action to be carried out in the first 100 days. This would mean that any pensioner with a pension of up to PLN 5 000 will not be obliged to pay income tax.
If politicians decide to implement this initiative quickly, the fresh rules could apply to the 13th retirement as early as 2024. Donald Tusk can number on support on this issue, among others, from the politicians of the Left. This joint initiative can contribute to a change in taxation policy, peculiarly by utilizing pensioners.
Donald Tusk can number on his pension support?
Krzysztof Gawkowski of the Left stressed in his interview with PAP that the deprivation of pensioners of the chance for additional income to which they were accustomed is unfair and unfair to earlier promises from politicians. Despite this, he explicitly argued against the concept of 14th pensions, alternatively advocating the thought of double the value of pensions over the year. Representatives of the Civic Coalition besides presented a akin position. However, there have been reservations about the terms of this proposal, according to which second valorisation would only be implemented if inflation exceeds 5% per year and decisions were made all autumn. The 3rd Way besides made akin suggestions. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz expressed his desire to completely exempt pensions from taxes.
The PSL leader highlighted his knowing of the current low level of pensions. He stressed that the average pension value comparative to the average wage fell during the 8-year period of the Law and Justice Government, resulting in a simplification in the purchasing power of pensions. He besides pointed out that his party's programme proposes to introduce a non-tax pension, which he considers to be an crucial task for the PSL. He described this as a circumstantial additional benefit for pensioners, comparing it to further additional payments that may match 13, 14, 15, or even 16th retirement.
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