Prime Minister Marcel Čolaku announced on Thursday at the start of a government meeting that the payment of pensions, increased by 13.8%, will begin on Friday. Those who collect pension on the card will receive money “in the next few days”.

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“Even if we have a particularly important election year ahead of us, I would like us not to promise anything that we cannot deliver. We must continue to put Romania and Romanians first in all our decisions. The first commitment this year will be to pensioners. The payment of pensions increased by 13.8% will start tomorrow. Also, for those who receive a pension on a card, this will happen in the coming days,” Prime Minister Cholaku said.

He added that this is the first increase in pensions this year, and from September there will be a recalculation, “which will give justice to millions of pensioners.”

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