The 2012-2013 lockdown and subsequent pension revaluation measures caused 5,5 million Italian pensioners to lose per capita of 1.779 euros, For a total of 9,7 billion euros in four years. The numbers were calculated and disseminated today by the Spi-Cgil trade union with research that fits into the debate on pension reform 2015.
In detail, the analysis proposes the following scheme:
– for pensions from 1.500 to 1.749 euros the loss was of 1.138 €;
- between 1.750 and 1.999 euros of pension have been lost 1.309 €;
- between 2 and 2.249 euros of pension, losses for 1.479 €;
- between 2.250 and 2.499 euros of pension, losses for 1.725 €;
- between 2.500 and 2.999 euros of pension, losses for 2.037 €;
- over 3 thousand euros of pension, the loss was instead of 3.567 €.
A scenario, underlines Spi-Cgil, destined to worsen if the inflation rate were to grow again, driven above all by the ECB's Quantitative Easing.
“The current revaluation mechanisms need to be corrected so as not to further penalize Italian pensioners – writes Spi CGIL -. A 100% revaluation up to 5 times the minimum treatment, equal to 2.500 euros gross per month, must be applied to all, and then reduced to 50% for amounts exceeding this figure. This is a not particularly onerous correction, which can be achieved at a cost of around 350 million euros for each point of inflation".
