The retirement representative of the Banco de Previsión Social repaired the difficulties facing a possible modification of the retirement system.
The controversy over a possible referendum against the social security reform approved in April in the Uruguayhas other voices that warn about possible risks in case it is carried out, this time it was the turn of the person in charge of Passives in it Social Welfare Bank (BPS), Ariel Ferrari.
The representative of the retired in it bps He assured in a press conference this Saturday that it is questionable that the Constitution defines the retirement age. On the other hand, he asked to carefully discuss the removal process of the Pension Savings Fund Administrators (AFAP)as he also pointed out a contradiction in equating minimum wages with the retirements.
In this sense, he also questioned that the reform that was carried out was carried out without dialogue, as well as the reasons such as the financial sustainability. “I do not like the reform in which it was made, because of the way, because there was no dialogue and because of the content, because if the problem was financial sustainability, there is no source that changes that… We do not agree”, established the representative of the bps.
In this sense, the representative of the Liabilities of the bps assured that the deficit of the BPS is not solved by unifying the retirement contribution and that the transfer of resources from the AFAP it could be a bit complex.
Regarding the possibility of a plebiscite, he stressed that it is a tool that must be handled carefully and with clear objectives. “He plebiscite It is a great responsibility, it is a citizen’s right, but you have to be careful structured and defined where we go and what is the content of a model that we need to change”, he explained.
Regarding the point that you want to promote the plebiscite to equate minimum wages with the retirements, Ferrari explained that there may be risks. On the other hand, he agreed with the proposal to eliminate the AFAPbut stressed the importance of careful analysis.
Source: Ambito
