In March this year, the pension of retirees ushered in the 20th increase, which is a foregone conclusion. At present, the retired group is eagerly awaiting the official notification of the pension increase, as this will mean the determination of the adjustment ratio and allow them to preliminarily calculate the amount of the pension increase.
Therefore, as the date of the announcement of the pension increase is approaching day by day, the pension will begin to increase. Is it feasible to increase the number of people below 3,200 yuan and stop the increase of people above 6,000 yuan?
When will the pension increase start?
In March of this year, the 20th increase in pensions for retirees was formalized in the report, and looking back at the growth records of the last eight years, we note that four of them were announced in April, which accounts for half of the proportion.
However, this announcement for March has not yet been announced, which undoubtedly adds some possibilities for the April release.
Considering that the budget amount of the basic pension transfer payment in 2024 is 1,116.052 billion yuan, and it has been fully paid, this shows that the increased pension has been prepared in advance, so we can reasonably speculate that the pension increase in 2024 is about to be implemented!
The current situation of the pension increase gap
In 2023, for example, the average growth rate will reach 3.8%, which means that if your pension amount is 3,200 yuan, the increase will be 121.6 yuan. For a person with a pension of 6,200 yuan, the increase may reach 235.6 yuan.
This suggests that the pension gap between retirees will widen.
Faced with the problem of domestic pension differences, some observers have put forward a new suggestion: can the pension adjustment in 2024 allow the group below 3,200 yuan to rise, while the group above 6,200 yuan will maintain the current level and no longer grow?
In this way, the income gap between retirees can be gradually narrowed. But is such a suggestion feasible in practice?
Is it feasible to rise more than 3,200 yuan and stop rising above 6,000 yuan?
In fact, this idea and original intention are good, but the reality is difficult to achieve, if it is really done, then the result is self-evident.
First of all, the adjustment of pensions does not distinguish between the status of retirees.
Since 2016, whether it is enterprise retirees or retirees from government institutions and institutions, they have been promoted in accordance with the same pension adjustment plan, and everyone enjoys equal treatment, without any special bias, and everyone's pension will be increased.
Secondly, pensions have always followed the principle of incentives.
That is, the level of the pension of the elderly mainly depends on the amount of pension paid during his work and the duration of the contributions.
Therefore, if only those who are below 3,200 yuan are given a wage increase, and those who are above 6,200 yuan are not given a wage increase, then it may discourage those who pay pensions according to high standards.
In addition, economic conditions and price indices vary from region to region.
In some third- and fourth-tier cities, a pension of 3,200 yuan is enough to ensure a comfortable standard of living. However, in large cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, even a pension of 6,000 yuan is only enough to meet the basic necessities of life.
Finally, domestic prices are rising every year.
In the previous generation, the elderly only needed 1 to 200 yuan to go to the supermarket, but now the elderly need at least 3 to 500 yuan to go to the supermarket. For those retirees whose income does not exceed 3,200 yuan, if the pension is increased, their purchasing power will undoubtedly be improved.
However, those who receive a pension of more than $6,200 per month will feel a reduction in their purchasing power, which may lead to a decrease in their quality of life.
Although the suggestion of "lowering the high and low limits" seems reasonable, it is difficult to implement in practice. In order to narrow the pension gap among retirees, our country has also taken some countermeasures.
For example, the annual pension adjustment will be tilted towards the elderly, and at the same time, the elderly will be paid an old-age allowance to improve their quality of life.
Write at the end
In the pension adjustment in 2024, everything will be adjusted on the premise of social fairness and affordable range. We also look forward to the increase in pensions in the new year to better reflect social equity, so that all the elderly can enjoy a good old age.