Labour Minister Tomáš: Gov't does not plan any further changes to 2nd pension pillar

The Government is not preparing any changes that would deprive the people of their savings in the second pension pillar and doesn't plan any further cuts to contributions they pay to this type of savings, Labour, Social Affairs and Family Minister Erik Tomas (Hlas-SD) said on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday. Tomas said this in response to a claim by his opposite number; SaS chair Branislav Groehling, according to whom the Government is planning to take more money away from the second pillar. "There's no legislation in the pipes to that effect, not even to cut levies to the second pillar," said Tomas. He added that if the state wanted to borrow these savings for the construction of highways, it would have to be with reasonable yields.

Source: TASR