The government managed to persuade IMF that there is no need in raising the pension age until 63 years, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andrei Reva said, the Economic Truth reports.
“We considered it unacceptable in our country now and suggested other option for solving this problem. The discussion continued four months. We managed to find the solution for this issue without raising the common pension age”, the minister said.
According to him, the common pension age for men and women in Ukraine will be 60 years. According to her, due to the pension reform in 2011, the retirement age for women will be raised each year by half a year until 2021. Then, the women will retire at the age of 60, like the men.
It should be reminded that according to the memorandum between Ukraine and IMF, the Verkhovna Rada should approve the pension reform in Ukraine until the end of April 2017.
The deadline for the fourth and further reviews of the economic program for Ukraine by the International Monetary Fund as part of the Extended Financing Facility program depends on the progress in implementation of structural reforms.
