Medicines for 5 zł, holiday pay, a widow’s pension or easier access to a doctor are some of the Left’s offerings for the elderly. Politicians will also continue to fight for the so-called. widow’s pension. The bill will be considered by the House of Representatives next week.
On Saturday in Dąbrowa Górnicz, the leaders of the left presented a program for top politicians. New Left co-chair Włodzimierz Czarzasty stressed that the left wants to build a modern welfare state that “will be secure”.
We want to expand public services. You will hear from us non-stop, non-stop before and after the elections, about public services, he said. He explained that he meant good hospitals, where good medical care is provided, where it is safe to give birth, and which have not been privatized.
Leftist proposals for pensioners: cheap medicines, holiday subsidies
What do the leftists offer to the elderly? Inheriting part of pension benefits from a loved one, access to geriatric doctors, a clinic close to home, medicines worth PLN 5, money from the state for vacations, care services and quick appointments in healthcare.
“Today we promise that the policy of the elderly will become one of the priorities of the social policy, which will be jointly created by the left in autumn,” MP Katarzyna Cotula said.
Adrian Zandberg of the Together party has calculated that the health care budget should be increased to 8 percent of GDP. GDP. But this money needs to be spent wisely. So that the doctor on duty is real, and not just on paper,” he added.
Widow’s pension. Parliament is due to consider the bill next week
Politicians also talked about one of the flagship projects of the left - pensions for widows. It is assumed that after the death of a spouse, the surviving partner will be able to keep his old-age pension, and will also receive a 50 percent increase. spousal pension – or choose the entire spousal pension and get 50 percent of your benefit.
Today, when a husband dies, a woman has a choice: she either keeps her pension or retires from it and receives a survivor’s pension.
The proposal was submitted to the Seimas as a civil project. Deputy Arkadiusz Ivanek said that the draft law on pensions for widows will be considered by the Seimas at a meeting next week.
Source: Wprost
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