Large demographic shock awaits Lithuania?
International experts are frightening that the ranks of the festive tables are shrinking. And after 25 years, Lithuania will face a big demographic shock.
Older residents mean huge costs for the state. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that the costs of an aging society will increase by as much as 3 billion over 20 years. euros.
« It will be harder to maintain the existing order in respect of the welfare of the state. If everything stays as it is now, it will not be possible to live so quality, richly, healthy, » said sociologist Vytenis Juozas Deimantas.
Dreams of Western pensions are also blurred. According to the investor, pensions will not only grow, but will also make up less salary.
“The first stages of pension, Sodra’s pension system will continue to face challenges. As the number of employees decreases, it will be difficult to increase pensions in the future with the same amount of funds to pensions, ”explained Tadas Gudaitis, head of the Lithuanian Association of Investment and Pension Funds.
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Already, there are queues in the capital’s care home – half a thousand waiting rooms do not receive places.
« In 2050, it is planned that the number of people over 80 will be twice as high. Just as various diseases will have twice as many people, » Jon Zelba, head of the long -term supervisory institutions, shared.
What to do with shocking statistics, sociologists, employers and politicians talked. But it came out without specific solutions.
Lithuania’s birth rates have not shown for some time. At least half as much as newborns have been registered in the last thirty years. Creating families will not even encourage Lithuanians to benefit.
« There is no evidence that they are working. Both here and abroad, these are short -term solutions, » the sociologist said.
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Companies offer a lack of work hands to stop immigrants from other countries. Employers say they are already talking to the government how to attract more. Now the requirements of the countries and the qualification specialists to take is now obstacle.
« We have to think about what countries to invite working people who could contribute to the workforce, » said Aurelija Maldutytė, President of the Lithuanian Employers’ Confederation.
International experts are also calling for a higher pension themselves: to accumulate additional and invest more in Lithuania in Lithuania. In this way, companies will have to grow and pay higher taxes. But this proposal is rejected by the foundations themselves because the pension system is unstable.
« If the minister chooses to spend money on TVs, refrigerators, rather than investing in strategic directions, this is her choice, » Gudaitis said.
OECD experts offer to expand the tax base in Lithuania and keep older people at work longer at work.
