The OECD's proposal includes raising the retirement age, tightening the Women40 program, limiting the 13th month pension, and bringing back the reduced pension brought forward. According to the document, the government should also limit the number of recipients of the 13th monthly pension. The expert report, which was lied to as independent, would also bring back the reduced pension brought forward. In addition, the report also includes an increase in the age limit, the retirement age would be increased to 67 by 2045.

However, the government expressed its objection to the report and its content. According to the statement of the Ministry of Finance, despite the pressure from Brussels, the government does not plan to change the pension system, and then they added,

are committed to preserving the value stability of pensions and paying the 13th monthly pension.

Magyar Nemzet wrote .

Struggle for EU funds

The assessment of the pension reform in Brussels can only be put on the agenda if the government fulfills the 27 conditions that the committee had previously set for access to the funds of the recovery fund. After that, the Council of the European Union will unblock the resources of the recovery fund. And our country can only submit its first payment request in Brussels after the blockade is lifted, where it will be checked whether it has implemented the reforms laid out in its recovery plan by a given time. In case of non-fulfilment, the council may - on the basis of the European Commission's proposal - suspend the full or partial payment of the amount indicated in the payment request. That is

the European Union continues to blackmail the government with resources that belong to the Hungarians, which resists efforts to exert pressure and is committed to maintaining the 13th month pensions.

The government submitted the Recovery and Resilience Plan in May 2022, which was accepted by the European Commission. In the part dealing with the sustainability of the pension system, he undertook, among other things, to hold a social consultation on the proposal, which is prepared based on the report of an independent, international expert group, before the law is enacted.

Balázs Hidvéghi: Let's protect the 13th month pension!

"Brussels is now denying it, but it is demanding from the Hungarian government that we abolish the 13th monthly pension," said Balázs Hidvéghi in his video , and then explained:

– Among other measures, the OECD expert commissioned by the Brussels committee proposed the abolition of the 13th month pension in black and white, that is, Brussels wants the abolition of the 13th month pension. We reject this demand because we are trying to make life easier for pensioners. Part of this is to make permanent the 13th monthly pension that was taken away by the left and restored by the national government. With this, we want to tangibly express our appreciation to the elderly.

The final word, of course, belongs to the Hungarian people. One of the questions of the current national consultation is whether you think the 13th month pension is necessary. We are ready to fight the debates in Brussels to keep the 13th month pension, and we are ready to provide the necessary resources for this.

The 2025 budget was designed so that, in addition to the inflation-adjusted pension increase, the elderly will also receive the 13th monthly pension.

Next year, we have set aside more than HUF 530 billion just for the 13th monthly pension. So the elderly can count on us, especially after it became clear what kind of people we are dealing with. With people who not only don't respect the elderly, but look down on them off camera, insult them and shamefully hope that in two years many of them won't be able to participate in the elections. They are the ones who would fulfill all the orders of Brussels one by one - stressed the Fidesz politician.

Cover image: Photo: MTI/Balázs Mohai