The minister who negotiated the PNRR, Christian Guinea, says pensions could be increased by 27% under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and accuses the PSD of “the biggest political manipulation this month”.

“Tomorrow the government can increase pensions by 27%. This is what the PNRR percentage immediately allows. And yet they do not increase even by 10%, although the PSD promised 40%,” the former Minister of Investments and European Projects wrote on Facebook.

Christian Guinea referred to a calculation made by USR MP Christian Seidler.

“Accumulated pension is now 7.4% of GDP. Special pensions make up 0.9% of GDP. So, we spend 8.3% of GDP on pensions. At the moment, the pension score is 1,586 lei. Let’s apply PSD logic: if at 1586 lei pensions are 8.3% of GDP, what would be the pension score if we were at 9.4% of GDP, what is the PNRR ceiling? We are talking about this year’s GDP and calculations are underway if the pension will be increased for the next six months from July 1. At 9.4% of GDP, the pension score should be 2,027 lei. The PSD could increase pensions starting tomorrow by 27% compared to the current value. After that, pensions automatically increase with the economy – this is what the PNRR requires, we free pensioners from the pen of political tricks,” Guinea explained in a video attached to the post.