Minister Jambon defends reforms: « difficult message, but our grandchildren also deserve a pension »
Minister of Pensions Jan Jambon (N-VA) shares a video on social media on Saturday morning, in both national languages, in which he points to the need for the pension reforms. « A difficult message, » says Jambon, in the run -up to the general strike on Monday. « Nevertheless, we are going to take our responsibility because we think our children and grandchildren also deserve a pension. »
« There is a lot to do about pension reform. I understand that you have questions about it and are worried. Allow me to explain why we should do those reforms, » Jambon begins.
After which the minister points out that our life expectancy continues to rise, almost ten years longer than half a century ago. « That is a good thing, but that is why we are increasingly spending pensions. Another determination is the retirement age: today it is legally at 66, but many people in the past. If we do nothing, the pension costs will rise by 14 billion over the next five years and will become unaffordable, » says Jambon, with graphs that have to strengthen the message.
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According to Jambon, it is therefore that intervention is necessary. « In the nineties we still had four more workers who contributed to every pensioner. Today there are only three, in 2060 only two. People have had to intervene in the past. We have to slow down the permanent increase in pension costs. I am very aware that that is a difficult message. Yet we will also take a pension, because we think our children and Kleinkinderenen.” ”” Jambon concludes with the promise that the reforms will gradually start. « With transition periods and always in a socially just manner. »
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ABVV and ACV will call on Monday for a general strike in both the private and public sector. They protest against the plans of the federal government, with the pension reform. It has been learned from a good source that the three government unions have a meeting with Minister Jambon on Monday afternoon. The Jambon cabinet confirms that information.
