VP: RETIREES' 18% RATE TO BE LOWERED IN THREE STAGES|年金改革 陳建仁:18%優存三階段調降

The national affairs conference on pension reform will kick off on Sunday. Vice President Chen Chien-jen, the convener of the pension reform committee, stressed that the pension reform will focus on setting a lower limit for certain people. The 18% scheme will be lowered every two years to 9%, 6%, and 3%. After a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President Chen Chien-jen, the convener of the pension reform committee, told the press that the pension reform will see the establishment of lower limits at 25K and 32K and the adjustment of the 18% scheme in three stages. The adjustment will be made every two years with the rate lowered to 9%, 6%, and 3%, respectively. ==CHEN CHIEN-JEN, Pension Reform Committee Convener== For pensioners receiving less than 25K or 32K, we will not make any adjustment to their pension package because their livelihoods will be affected. The President said that there should be a lower limit. The Vice President said that the idea of the reform is to raise the retirement age by one year each year. Those who apply for an early retirement will see a 4% reduction in their pension package for each early year. He stressed that the adjustments to the date and venue of the national affairs conference were made openly and transparently. ==CHEN CHIEN-JEN, Pension Reform Committee Convener== The Presidential Office is always transparent and open. I hope that protestors can be more open and tolerant of other people's opinions. ==ALEX HUANG, Presidential Office Spokesperson== The purpose of our pension system is to attend to each and every one of our citizens so that everyone can have a quality life after retirement. According to the Vice President, the pension fund will sustain if the following measures are adopted: raising the retirement age, increasing the pension contributions made by the government and individuals, lowering the income replacement ratio, and raising the exchange rate while lowering the interest rate. He also urged other parties to nominate their representatives for the national affairs conference sooner. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 年金改革議題持續發燒，國家年金改革委員會召集人、副總統陳建仁接連接受媒體專訪，透露改革原本要「一刀切」，可是和總統蔡英文會議後，做了調整，對於特定薪資族群，設立地板，分為2萬5以下，或3萬2以下兩案；18趴將分3階段，調降為9%、6%、3%，每兩年降一梯次。 ==國家年金改革委員會召集人 陳建仁== 他領的錢 比2萬5 或是3萬2還少的時候 連一刀也不能把他切下去 你如果把他砍下去 他就不能過日子了 所以總統說 這樣不行 我們要設一個地板 陳建仁表示，以65歲做為退休年齡，目前的改革方向，是延長退休年齡，循序漸進，1年加1歲；如果提早領年金，會配合比例調降年金，提早1年降4%。對於年金改革國是會議濃縮到只有22號1天，地點也一改再改，被外界質疑是黑箱？陳建仁強調，總統府都是光明正大的。 ==國家年金改革委員會召集人 陳建仁== 總統府做事情 都是光明正大 我希望這些抗爭的人 要有這個想法 有這個心胸 大家來聽別人的意見 ==總統府發言人 黃重諺== 年金制度本身 他最重要的目的 就是希望 能夠普遍的照顧到 每個國人在退休之後 有一個有品質的退休生活 陳建仁強調，如果退休年齡延後5年，自繳和政府提撥，由12%上升到18%，所得替代率由80%降到60%，匯率適度提高，利率適度下降，就可大幅延長年金壽命，建全整個制度。他也強調，國民黨等團體，至今還沒有提出國是會議的代表名單，希望能快點推荐代表，一起與會討論。 記者 陳佳鑫 吳其昌 台北報導