The hot topic of the first maneuver by Mario Monti is undoubtedly pensions. And among the various measures envisaged in the field of social security there is also "a solidarity contribution on the richest and most advantageous pensions”, as underlined on Sunday by the Minister of Welfare, Elsa Fornero, in the press conference following the launch of the decree by the CDM.
"The still existing privileges in the social security field are abolished - reads an official note from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies -, through the introduction temporary of a solidarity contribution for retired and active people who are still benefiting from previous rules which are more favorable than those in force in compulsory general insurance and which do not find objective justifications. The solidarity contribution is proportionate to the impact of these favorable rules”.
The intervention will therefore also affect those enrolled in the INPS special funds, however the rate and the limit beyond which it will be applied have not yet been quantified. These are fundamental figures to clarify the relationship between this new solidarity contribution and the one already imposed by the Berlusconi reform last year, which imposed a levy on pensioners and civil servants who collect over 90 euros gross per year.
