FNV, CNV, and VCP have there Tuesday again urged in a letter to parliament.
‘It is time for politicians to take responsibility,’ ‘find the unions. If the situation in the Dutch pension funds does not improve in the near future, after all, next year is likely a small discount on their pension for a large group of Dutch.
It is especially the historically low interest rate which plays tricks on the funds. The unions therefore point an accusing finger at the central banks of their interventions keep interest rates quite some time artificially low.
In their appeal they argue, inter alia, a comparative study of the policies in other countries with the same kind of pension. That can ‘provide a good overview and insight into how international with low interest rates and the valuation of long-term pension obligations are handled. “According to VCP-chairman Nic Holstein’ ‘
It also interferes with the unions which the purchasing power of the elderly next year also come under pressure by various fiscal measures. This threatens to get even older people to make state pension only with loss of purchasing power
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