GRIGOR DIMITROV: SINGLE LIFTING OF PENSIONABLE AGE WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM LONG TERM

There will be a strike against increasing the retirement age and the abolition of class "retirement", starting consultation to all firms and companies for their inclusion in the total national protest action. It said on "This Morning" on bTV CITUB Plamen Dimitrov and Dimitar Manolov CT of the "Support".

According to them the protest on November 30 is intended to push the government, and to show the government that most Bulgarians do not accept the anti-crisis measure raising the retirement age by one year.

"This is not a long-term reform and a measure of attachment of the budget" was explicit Plamen Dimitrov.

This position was supported by the representative of the Bulgarian Industrial Association Grigor Dimitrov, according to which government should consider more comprehensive and effective changes in the social security system.

"Raising the retirement age by one year will not solve the problems of the pension system. The reason is that for years has accumulated a lot of distortions - including rules on early retirement and disability retirement, which have so far benefited 420 000 people. The government just wants spending cuts, not talking about finding new jobs and tackling youth unemployment in our country, which is 2 times greater than in the EU. Raising the retirement age once does not solve the problem in the long run, "said Grigor Dimitrov.

According to the union government should take other solutions to fill the budget, including the collection of improper payments from debtors, who at that time amounted to 1 billion and 100 million.

"We need to think about fighting the informal sector, increase the maximum limit of insurance and other long-term changes to improve the system," added Plamen Dimitrov.