Only two political parties and the social sector presented this Friday their proposals to modify the social Security in the Dominican Republic. The business side assured that it was prepared, but preferred to leave its proposals for the next session because neither the labor sector nor all the political organizations were prepared.
The social sector expressed, through Matias Bosch Carcuro that the establishment of social Security must be done from a rights approach, not business. Bosch Carcuro stated that the current system only guarantees “precariousness and crisis.” Therefore, he read the specific proposals from that sector which, like the others, can be accessed through the citizen participation platform CitizenLab.
He first argued that the social Security be for everyone, without exclusions. “Based on this, the social Security will be obliged to subtract uncertainty between people with regard to situations that could affect and affect the quality of family life, their health, their productive capacity and their inclusion in the labor market”, he specified.
Also that the financing of the pensions does not depend on the individual capacity of the workers, but is shared and supportive; remove fund managers pensions and create the Dominican Institute of pensionspublic, autonomous and professional, with the sole purpose of granting the entire population a fair, decent and sufficient pension, based on the amount of the family basket.
The sector proposed that the amount of the pension be at least equal to the price of the average family basket; remove the basic plan or catalog of benefits, but that the coverage be universal and comprehensive for all the needs and requirements of the people; establish a single national health insurance that includes all services and care; defend and protect systems pensions of teachers, public servants, doctors and professors of the UASD.
PLD
One of the parties that made its position known was that of the Dominican Liberation (PLD), which focused on the pension system. One of the points of the proposal is to discuss a legal framework so that pensions to grant are consistent or in logical proportion with the last salary that the person obtained. To this end, he proposed requesting advice from the International Labor Organization (ILO).
The PLD indicated that if the current model is maintained, it proposed that allow affiliates in the individual capitalization system to have the option of moving to the pay-as-you-go system, as long as the latter guarantees a better pension. Added to this is the reduction of the age of late entry into the system: from 45 years to 40 so that a person can accumulate a contribution that allows them a sufficient pension.
Regarding family health insurance, he spoke about strengthening the legal framework for a primary care system that includes promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The PLD also considered that a periodic review of the catalog of services should be established; look for a way to reduce the payment of differences in medical consultations and increase drug coverage to 15,000 pesos.
Regarding the structural aspects of the system, the PLD added: maintain the veto power exclusively for government representation and establish that the appointment of the superintendents, in the direction of the defense of the affiliates and the management of social Security It is the exclusive power of the Presidency of the Republic, according to what Anina del Castillo, one of the party representatives, read.
PQDC
The member of the Political Committee of the Christian Democratic Quisqueyano Party (PQDC), Rafael Canó presented the proposal of that organization and the fundamental pronouncement is that the system of pensions remains financially healthy, without degrading the quality of subsystem services.
It also proposed a broader and more diversified coverage for access to the retirement savings system, but also to cover potentially financially catastrophic situations for the saver. “Increase, as part of an interactive process of those who manage the savings system, the replacement rate so that workers have a sufficient pension to cover their needs during their retirement,” Canó read.
The politician pointed out that the objective is to achieve the above while trying to reduce pressure on public finances. Similarly, develop an algorithm that establishes the withdrawal of funds from pensions. “With a algorithm based on a premise that establishes that when the need is circumstantial and that the person is contributing or is able to contribute again, it works as a form of a loan to be repaid under an amortization plan as part of their current or future contributions,” he added.
