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August 27, 2024 – 11:30
(Keystone-ATS) The battle of numbers on the BVG reform continues. The pension losses will not affect salaries from around 5,500 francs per month, as estimated by the Federal Council, but from 4,000 francs, according to new calculations by the Swiss Trade Union Federation (USS).
The reform to be voted on September 22 will result in a reduction in LPP pensions for a large proportion of employees, contrary to what the “misleading figures from the Confederation” indicate in the voting booklet, the USS said in a press release on Tuesday.
These are based on assumptions that are completely removed from the real world, assuming that workers earn exactly the same salary throughout their lives. If we take into account salary trends, it appears that pensions fall from a monthly salary of just over 4,000 francs, and not around 5,500 francs, according to the USS.
The balance sheet is also already negative for monthly salaries of 3,500 francs, while the reform aims to improve the pensions of the lowest incomes, according to the union.
