KMT CAUCUS VERSION OF PENSION REFORM CLOSE TO EXAMINATION YUAN'S|國民黨團提年改案 18％優存第7年歸零

Next week, pension reform legislation will be reviewed in the legislature. On Apr. 14 the KMT caucus passed their own version. Their version is almost identical to the Examination Yuan version on pensions for retired civil servants. The 18 percent preferential saving rate will become zero after 7 years, at the same time, special conditions will apply to retired civil servants over the age of 85, so that they won't be affected. The biggest difference between the two versions is that the final payment is calculated on the last 10 years wage in the Examination Yuan version and the last five years in the KMT version. The Executive and Examination Yuans' versions of pension reform have both been sent to the Legislative Yuan. The DPP decided not to propose their version, but on Apr. 14, the KMT's version was passed. Originally the more expansive version proposed by the KMT thinktank was not used, and the final version followed the Examination Yuan version, with the largest difference being in the calculation of the final level of payment. ==LIN WEI-CHOU KMT Caucus Dep Sec-gen == Although there is a 60 percent replacement rate, in fact if the calculation for wages is lowered, they will only draw 50 to 40 percent. This is lower than advanced countries internationally, so we feel that it should be calculated on the last five years. Lin feels that if this is lengthened to 15 years, the amount drawn as pension would be lower. In addition, there are special conditions so that those over 85 are not affected. The 18 percent preferential saving rate will become zero after 7 years. For those who take a lump sum payment for retirement, this will become 6 percent in the seventh year. The threshold payment is the same as the Examination Yuan at NT$32,160; however this is linked to an annual price reveiw. DPP legislators say each must be responsible for their own version. ==YEH YI-CHIN DPP Caucus Convenor== You can propose a version and let the public review it, so they can see which party really wants reform. So each party can take responsibility for its own version. The KMT can explain their version to the public. Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee convenor, Tuan Yi-kang emphasised that pension reform legislation must be passed in this session, because otherwise the government would have to pay out another NT$500 billion. On Apr. 19 the Legislative Yuan will start committee review which will, no doubt, lead to fighting between the various factions. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 年金改革法案，將於下星期，在立法院進行審查，國民黨立法院黨團，今天通過，黨團版本。公務人員，退休撫卹方面，大多與考試院版本相同，月退俸18％優存利率，在第7年後歸零，同時還新增，特赦條款，年滿85歲的，退休公務員，不受影響，最大的不同在於，考試院的採計年資，計算標準是，退休前10年，國民黨團版本，則是5年。 年金改革法案，在行政院、考試院版本送進立法院，民進黨團決議不提黨團版本後，國民黨團14號上午通過黨團版本，原本國民黨智庫所建議，較為寬鬆的版本並未獲得採用，大多參考考試院版本，其中最大不同在於年資計算的採計標準。 ==國民黨團首席副書記長 林為洲== 雖然60%替代率 其實如果把薪資計算再降低 其實他只有領到50%到40幾% 已經低於全世界先進國家的標準 所以我們認為最後的薪資計算用5年 林為洲指出，若是拉長到15年，退休所得會再減少，同時國民黨還增加了特赦條款，年滿85歲的退休公務員不受影響，除此之外，18%的優存利率，在第7年歸零，一次領退休金的，則是在第7年後降為6%，樓地板支持考試院版本，為32160元，不過要求每年要根據物價指數檢討一次。對此，民進黨立委表示，各自的版本各自負責。 ==民進黨團幹事長 葉宜津== 拿出來的版本就可以 讓人民來檢視一下 哪一個政黨是真正要改革 所以各自的版本各自負責 國民黨團就自己跟人民說明吧 身為司法法制委員會召委的段宜康也強調，這個會期必須通過年改法案，因為如果不改，政府就得多支出5千億元，而立法院將於19日召開委員會，開始審查，朝野攻防也將隨之展開。 記者 郭采彥 吳嘉堡 台北報導