Over 3.1 million Romanian pensioners make less than 140 EUR a month
Over 3,100,000 Romanian pensioners (that is 56% of all pensioners in
Romania) have to live on less than 140 EUR each month (500 RON),
statistics analysed by www.privatepensions.ro show. In the Romanian
public pensions system there are two main categories of pensioners:
social security pensioners and farmers. The first categories receives
pensions from the public pension budget (social security PAYG system),
while the second category receives pensions from the state budget.
All in all, 3.1 million pensioners in the public system have a pension
worth less than 140 EUR a month. On the other hand, only 360,000
pensioners earn more than EUR 280 a month (1,000 RON) - that is only 7%
of all pensioners in Romania.
The average social security pension is now of 156 EUR, and it is
planned to increase by 20% this November. The average farmers' pension
is now 66 EUR.
28.08.2008
