I pension tax adjustments spark the controversy between the main union of pensioners and INPS. There Spi Cgil claims to have received "multiple reports from all over Italy" on "'crazed' and unspecified adjustments on pensions in payment since January. In some cases – continues the note – the March check was completely cancelled, in others, however, deductions were made erroneously and improperly".
According to Spi Cgil, INPS would have attributed “these errors to a malfunction of the new tax platform”. In any case, "this situation is causing many inconveniences to many pensioners". The union advises the people involved "to contact the CGIL patronage to submit the application for the reconstitution of their pension", while the INPS asks "to intervene as soon as possible".
Soon the reply from the social security institution, who denies having "detected platform malfunctions" regarding tax adjustments. "The INPS - continues the note - recently specified the methods of application of the tax adjustments at the end of the 2016 year by the Institute in its capacity as withholding agent".
These methods, regulated by law, provide that, in cases of inadequacy, "positions with zero pensions may arise - concludes the note - The law in fact provides for a installments only for pensioners not exceeding 18 euros gross per year, for which an interest-free deferment is automatically made for 11 installments of the same amount”.
Consequently, the adjustment is made on pensions that exceed the threshold with a single withdrawal and, if the retiree's tax liability equals or exceeds his monthly salary, the check clears.
