政府拟废除公仆退休金 安华：政治人物也一视同仁
八点最热报 | 为了减轻国库负担，政府探讨要废除公务员退休金制度，改用公积金制度来取代，引起关注。首相安华今天表示，他原则上认同，如果从2月起，所有新录取的公务员都没有退休金，那么所有新任命的政治人物也应该如此，这些政府都可以研究探讨。 （主播：蔡心慧）
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00:05 In order to reduce the national treasury burden, the government is discussing abolishing the pension system for civil servants,
00:09 and replacing it with a public fund system, which has attracted attention.
00:13 There are many voices in the room suggesting that if the government wants to cancel the benefits of the pension for civil servants,
00:18 the state members and those officials who have been appointed by the political commission should be given a cut on their pensions.
00:26 Because their service period is shorter than that of civil servants, but they can enjoy their pensions for the rest of their lives.
00:31 For this suggestion, Prime Minister An Hua said today that he agrees with the principle that
00:36 if all the new civil servants are not given pensions from February 1,
00:41 then all the new political figures should be appointed.
00:46 These can be studied by the government.
00:48 But as for those who used to be prime ministers, state ministers, ministers of government, and state members,
00:55 why don't they need to be cut from their pensions?
00:58 An Hua said that the government will study the various aspects of the federal constitution in detail.
01:03 But even if the pension system is amended, the government cannot follow suit.
01:08 Anyway, An Hua said that the government can debate and study the proposals.
01:12 If there is anything that needs to be changed, the government will listen to the opinions of all parties,
01:17 and then the cabinet will make the final decision.
01:21 If we start from February 1, 2024, and all the new civil servants are not given pensions,
01:33 then it will be the same for all the new political figures.
01:38 We can study, but we cannot go back to retrospective.
01:42 For the new ones, we can study.
01:44 The civil servant's iron rice bowl is no longer fragrant.
01:47 Prime Minister An Hua said after attending the event today that
01:49 the cabinet has agreed that the new civil servants will no longer receive pensions,
01:53 and the new system is also suitable for political figures.
01:55 An Hua said that not only in Myanmar, but also in other countries, the government is reviewing the pension system.
02:00 Otherwise, in the current economic situation, the government's finances will not be able to sustain.
02:04 After attending the event today, the Minister of Health, Ji Fei-li,
02:07 urged all sectors not to negatively view the abolition of the pension system.
02:10 In any case, he believes that anyone can give an opinion,
02:13 especially members of the National Assembly should attend the National Assembly to participate in the debate.
02:16 Everyone has the right to give an opinion.
02:19 We will discuss in the Parliament.
02:22 The minister must answer.
02:24 The backbenchers can raise their voices.
02:27 The opposition bench can also raise their voices.
02:30 The second minister, Amir Hansha,
02:35 will clarify today's meeting.
02:37 Under the pension law,
02:39 current civil servants can choose to retire or pay pensions.
02:43 Civil servants who choose to retire will not be affected by the new public service proposal.
02:50 In other words, if these civil servants have already worked in the government,
02:55 they can still enjoy the benefits of retirement after retirement.
02:59 Only those newly hired civil servants will temporarily be admitted by contract,
03:04 and no longer enjoy the benefits of retirement.
03:06 Amir Hansha revealed that 48% of the national budget is used for new and retired pensions.
03:12 Only this year, the government allocated 3.1 billion yuan to pay pensions to retired civil servants.
03:19 It is expected that by 2040, this number will increase to 1.2 billion yuan.
03:25 He said that if the government can reduce the burden,
03:28 it can allocate this money to other areas more important to the people and the country,
03:34 such as better education and infrastructure.
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