Moldovan president submits two draft laws on residents' social protection to parliament

Chisinau, 11 September /MOLDPRES/ - President Igor Dodon has submitted to parliament, as legislative initiative, two draft laws in the sector of residents’ social protection. These drafts, along with the initiative on pensions’ indexation twice a year, passed in parliament in the first reading, are part of the Moldovan president’s package of social initiatives, meant to enhance the degree of social protection of pensioners and low-income people, the presidential press service has reported.  

The first draft law provides for the amendment of the law on social assistance, through extending the number of potential beneficiaries of the social aid provided by the state for the cold period of the year by about 50,000 people. In this respect, decision-makers will increase the multiplier for the minimally guaranteed monthly income from 1.95 to 2.2, which is used to establish the right to get this assistance.   

The draft is to be promoted in parliament at the current session, so that its enforcement starts as of 1 January 2020. At the same time, the head of state will ask the government to increase the quantum of this assistance from 300 lei to 500 lei monthly.

The second draft law is aimed at guaranteeing by the state of the term of at least five years for the receiving of the age limit pension. Thus, in the case of the early death of the beneficiary of this type of pension, the wife (husband) survivor will receive the monthly allowance worth the age limit pension till the expiration of the period of five years after the date when the pension beneficiary got the right to pension.   

Igor Dodon stressed that, by this draft law, decision-makers want to ensure a better fairness for the people who paid to the social fund all the life long, but did not manage to benefit from pension at least five years because of early death. Statistics shows that the average duration of the reception of pension for the people who do not live five either years after retirement is of only 2.6 years. According to the president, this draft will be promoted during the autumn-winter session of the parliament as well.