ZAGREB, Oct 9 (Hina) - The Croatian government finds a demand by
pensioners for a 40 percent pension increase unrealistic, but it
will make every effort to increase pensions as soon as the national
budget permits, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare said on
Wednesday.
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Joso Skara had informed
representatives of pensioners' organizations about the government
view of this matter on Tuesday.
The government accepted the pensioners' demand that presidents
of the pensioners' organizations and trade union be included in the
work of the Pension Fund managing committee, the ministry said in a
statement.
The pensioners' union has recently announced peaceful protests
over the deteriorated position of pensioners. The pensioners claim
they receive less than a half of the pension they are entitled to
by law and warn that the introduction of value-added tax on January
1 next year will further aggravate their position.
(hina) vm jn
091400 MET oct 96
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