Poland plans to cut pensions for communist security officers
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
24.11.2016 12:23
The Polish government will on Thursday debate plans to cut state benefits for former officers of the country’s feared communist-era security services.
PM Beata Szydło. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
Under the plans, the maximum pensions and disability benefits for 32,000 former security service officers will be no higher than average state payouts.
“Today we are restoring social justice," Prime Minister Beata Szydło told reporters.
She added: "Today, a quarter century after the collapse of the communist system in Poland, those who were officers serving a criminal system still get lavish, very good pensions” that are often much higher than state pensions for the people they oppressed during the communist era.
Interior Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said the move would save Poland about PLN 500 million (USD 120m, EUR 113m) a year. (pk)
Source: PAP