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Rejoinder of Bappoo on old age pension

7 octobre 2014, 20:33

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Rejoinder of Bappoo on old age pension

I wish to refer to the article on line in lexpress.mu entitled “Si Pravind Jugnauth est au pouvoir, il coupera votre pension”, where it is alleged that if the leader of the MSM, once at the helm of the government will suppress the old age pension. This article is totally incorrect, false and malicious.

 

It is necessary to point out that I have always stated in the National Assembly, in public meetings and elsewhere that in 2004 when Mr Pravind Jugnauth was Minister of Finance, the Basic Retirement Pension for the elderly was restructured and that around 5 000 elders were out of the list of recipients of this pension. I further sustained that when Dr Navin Ramgoolam, who was then the Leader of Opposition would be in power again, he would reinstate the BRP on a universal basis. He kept his words and in 2005 and no elderly should be penalized in any circumstance.

 

I must also deny the fact that at no point in time, I have said that there will be an increase of the BRP and this can be verified by anyone present there. This is a clear case of misreporting. 

 

Hon S. Bappoo