The Executive Yuan today said it is to discuss remedial options with experts and the Examination Yuan, after the legislature passed a bill this week on pension reform for police by amending the Police Personnel Management Act (警察人員人事條例), saying the amendments contravene the Constitution and the Budget Act (預算法).
The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday passed a bill on pension reform for police by raising the maximum income replacement ratio to 80 percent for those who have served for 36 years or more.
The amended bill stated that the monthly income replacement ratio for police, firefighters, coast guard personnel, National Immigration Agency officers and airborne service personnel should be set at 43.25 percent for those who have served 15 years, with the ratio going up by 1.75 percentage points per year until it reaches 80 percent at 36 years of service.
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The Executive Yuan had not been consulted regarding some of the amendments, Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee (李慧芝) told a news conference today.
Lee also said the bill does not indicate the source of funds, which contravenes Article 70 of the Constitution and relevant regulations stated in the Budget Act.
The bill has not yet been sent to the Executive Yuan, Lee said, citing Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) as saying that he hopes relevant procedures would be conducted legally without any political considerations.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) yesterday said the party’s next steps would be to “take care of” civil servants and teachers by proposing amendments to relevant laws.
“What kind of government does not ensure civil servants are taken care of when they get old?” he asked.
Regarding the potential amendment, Lee said she hopes it would not go against the current pension system, and that generational justice and the sustainability of the pension fund should be upheld so that everyone is treated equally.
The National Federation of Teachers’ Union said civil servants and teachers are being treated unfairly in a statement issued today.
Federation president Hou Chun-liang (侯俊良) said the government should perform its duty as an employer to correct the flaws in the pension reform.
Additional reporting by Hsieh Chun-lin, Lin Hsin-han, Jake Chung, Sam Garcia and Lin Hsiao-yun
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