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The three points that will mark the pension debate
Minimum wage cap, transition regime and management of savings will be critical issues.
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Unlike what happened with the presentation of the National Development Plan and the health reform project, The filing of the pension initiative, ‘Change for old age’, before the Congress of the Republic, this Wednesday, was much more sober. It did not take place in the parade ground of the Casa de Nariño but in the Constitution Hall of the Senate, where President Gustavo Petro was accompanied by Gloria Inés Ramírez, Minister of Labor and other officials from his cabinet.
Although the Ministry of Labor reported that, after the session of the Labor and Wage Policies Coordination Commission and the result of the tripartite dialogue, there was agreement on 86 of the 89 articles of the Pension Reform bill, the truth is that Among the points that generate the most controversy are the limit of three minimum wages to make mandatory contributions to Colpensiones, and from there up, in private funds; the uncertainty about whether the flow of new contributions that Colpensiones will receive will be saved and invested or if there is a risk that it will be spent, and the transition that in the opinion of some is too short for workers who already have high expectations.
When presenting this initiative, President Gustavo Petro emphasized that this is «a commitment to the well-being of the old men and women of Colombia, because it is a way of building peace in the country.»
Reform will trigger the pension liability up to 249%, warns Anif
At present value, pension liability, according to the entity’s calculations, would be $3.700 trillion in 2070.
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If the articles of the pension reform project that the Government filed this Wednesday in the Congress of the Republic are approved, the gap to pay the allowances of current retirees, and that today represents 110 percent of the gross domestic product ( GDP) jump to 249 percent in 2070. In the first year alone, this increase would be 2.8 percent, according to calculations by the Anif economic studies center.
What to expect from the Petro government’s pension reform?
Financial Vice Chancellor of the Universidad de los Andes and former president of Colpensiones, analyze the project.
What to expect from the Petro government’s pension reformMauricio Olivera, Financial Vice Chancellor of the Universidad de los Andes and former president of Colpensiones, analyzes with Portfolio what he knows about the project before being filed.
How many pensioners are there in the country?
These are the figures of the current pension system in Colombia.
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Data from the Ministry of Labor updated as of February 28, 2023.
All the details of the reform
See here the latest news on the changes proposed by the Government for the pension system
