Such pensions can be counted upon by politicians

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Zdjęcie: Aleksander Kwaśniewski i Jarosław Kaczyński w 2007 roku. Fot. Jacek Turczyk/PAP


Retirement is simply a subject that spends its sleep with the eyes of many people. Benefits received by Polish seniors frequently do not let to satisfy even basic needs. However, there is simply a group of Poles who can sleep peacefully. Here are the sums Aleksander Kwasniewski, Jarosław Kaczyński or Agata Kornhauser-Duda can number on.


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There are no shortages of people in the planet of politics who have reached retirement age. Some fortunate ones collect 3 benefits - pension from the European Commission, ZUS and alleged Belgian pension. The undisputed evidence holder remains Former Minister of Agriculture Czesław Siekierskito which the full account affects about PLN 31 1000 per month. That's a lot more than Donald Tusk or erstwhile presidents get.

The retirement of Alexander Kwasniewski surprises

Aleksander Kwasniewski, like Bronisław Komorowski and Lech Wałęsa, has the right to a presidential retirement whose amount depends on his wage during the presidency. The head of the state accounts 75 percent of the monthly salary.

Aleksander Kwasniewski So he can number on a advanced cash flow. It is estimated that all period it receives up to PLN 13 1000 gross, i.e. 11,000 zł "on hand". Retirement of a akin amount is besides predicted by Andrzej Duda.

"The hand is about 11-12 1000 PLN. This is not, let's say, very excessive money, given the work that had to be borne over the years of holding the presidency and that it takes 3 people in Poland at the moment" - he said in a fresh conversation with Channel Zero. What about his wife?

The President's spouse's benefit

Agata Kornhauser-Duda worked professionally as a German language teacher in Kraków advanced School for years, and consequently paid pension contributions. Thanks to changes in regulations, the years of Andrzej Duda's presidency, during which she remained inactive professionally, do not work. In 2021, the government decided to grant the first ladies "compensation" for the time spent in the presidential palace. The State besides ensures that its obligations to ZUS are regulated.

"The spouse of the president of the Republic of Poland is subject to compulsory social insurance: pension, pension, sickness and accident. The basis for the contribution to pension, pension, sickness and accident insurance is the amount of the estimated average monthly wage adopted to find the amount of the simplification in the yearly contribution base, announced in the Polish Monitor for a given year" - explained the President's Chancellery. Let us remind you that Last year, the amount of the forecasted average monthly wage was PLN 7824 and in 2025 it will increase to PLN 8673.

Jarosław Kaczyński pursues presidents

Jarosław Kaczyński in a property message of 2024, he showed that in the erstwhile 12 months his income exceeded PLN 133 thousand. He has a regular parliamentary allowance of nearly PLN 46 1000 and a wage of over PLN 71 thousand.

As a 75-year-old he can besides number on retirement, whose amount is close to those of erstwhile presidents - PLN 9894 per month. 1 cannot neglect to announcement that this is 5 times the amount that the poorest Polish seniors can number on. Jarosław Kaczyński besides has a large estate. He is simply a co-owner of a 150 sqm home located in Żoliborz, Warsaw, and his savings exceeded PLN 338,000 a year ago.

Author: Irmina Jach, bishop.pl

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