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"I AM AGAINST' DISSATISFIED WITH CHANGES TO ACCUMULATIVE PENSION LAW
Friday,May 16
The Armenian government-submitted amendments to the Law on Accumulative
Pensions are the result of a persistent struggle, the member of 'I
am against' civil movement David Khazhakyan said at a meeting with
journalists today.
In his words, despite this achievement, there are some reservations
causing problems.
"It is illogical that citizens should file an application for refusal
to participate in the compulsory accumulative pension system. If 80%
are against, then why 80% and not the remaining 20% should write an
application?" D. Khazhakyan asked.
According to him, under the law passed by the parliament, a person's
participation became voluntary, but the system remains compulsory.
As regards the payments made to pension funds, he said that the
government has decided to use a mechanism declared unconstitutional by
the Constitutional Court. "It means that the struggle should continue.
We must struggle so that these controversial points could be improved,"
the activist said.
As for the refund of already transferred payments, the member of
'I am against' initiative Lusine Vatyan said the recently amended
and adopted law does not envisage a refund of contributions so the
demands were not met.
"We made constitutional demands. The demands were not met fully. Some
vulnerable points remain and they cannot be solved today, although
they were expected to be solved by the new bill," she said.
The initiative members urged citizens to file applications and try
not to be subjected to pressure.
"The form of applications will be developed and printed. Those who
chose their funds may file an application and their contributions
will not be paid from the current months. Everyone should realize
that applications received legal force," L, Vatyan said.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2014/05/16/dem-em/
Friday,May 16
The Armenian government-submitted amendments to the Law on Accumulative
Pensions are the result of a persistent struggle, the member of 'I
am against' civil movement David Khazhakyan said at a meeting with
journalists today.
In his words, despite this achievement, there are some reservations
causing problems.
"It is illogical that citizens should file an application for refusal
to participate in the compulsory accumulative pension system. If 80%
are against, then why 80% and not the remaining 20% should write an
application?" D. Khazhakyan asked.
According to him, under the law passed by the parliament, a person's
participation became voluntary, but the system remains compulsory.
As regards the payments made to pension funds, he said that the
government has decided to use a mechanism declared unconstitutional by
the Constitutional Court. "It means that the struggle should continue.
We must struggle so that these controversial points could be improved,"
the activist said.
As for the refund of already transferred payments, the member of
'I am against' initiative Lusine Vatyan said the recently amended
and adopted law does not envisage a refund of contributions so the
demands were not met.
"We made constitutional demands. The demands were not met fully. Some
vulnerable points remain and they cannot be solved today, although
they were expected to be solved by the new bill," she said.
The initiative members urged citizens to file applications and try
not to be subjected to pressure.
"The form of applications will be developed and printed. Those who
chose their funds may file an application and their contributions
will not be paid from the current months. Everyone should realize
that applications received legal force," L, Vatyan said.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2014/05/16/dem-em/