He PSC register one today bill of law to modify the law of the statute of the ex-presidents of the Generalitat, which also regulates former presidents of Parliament. You want to remove the life pensions in the presidency of the chamber, reduce the amounts and limit them to six months.
The current law of 1988, amended in 2003, provides that when a president leaves office collect 80% of salary for half the time he has held it or for at least 4 years. The Socialists propose that it be 20% and for 6 months. In the case of the retirement, from the age of 65 they now receive a life pension of 60% if they have worked for a minimum of 2 years. The PSC wants it to be 10% for six months, according to ‘La Vanguardia’.
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The current standard also provides that if the presidents or ex-presidents of Parliament die, he Widowed spouse collects a lifetime pension equivalent to 50%. And, in the event of the death of the widowed spouse, the law says that the pension must benefit the minor children in the same amount until they reach the age of majority. In this regard, the PSC wants to reduce this retribution of widow’s pension 5% of salary for 6 months.
The reform would affect 5 living ex-presidents: Joan Rigol, Ernest Benach, Núria de Gispert, Carme Forcadell and Roger Torrent. In the case of the suspended president of Parliament, Laura Borras, just on March 12, two years of his presidency have been completed but it has been suspended since last July. Thus, with the current law it could be in question if she is entitled to the life pension since it requires a minimum of two years in office.