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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-03-01

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] Bill to increase unemployment benefit

  • [01] Bill to increase unemployment benefit

    A draft bill tabled in Parliament on Thursday by the employment ministry stands to increase basic unemployment benefits to 50 pct of the basic wage in 2007 and 55pct of the basic wage in 2008.

    This means that the benefit will increase to 349.5 euros a month from January 1, 2007, 367.38 euros from May 1, 2007 and to 404.11 euros on January 1, 2008, not taking into account any possible increase in the basic wage for 2008. The sums will also be increased by 10 pct for every dependent member of the person drawing unemployment benefit.

    The bill also creates a new fund within the Greek Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED) called a "Special Social Solidarity Fund" that will receive funds from the government budget, EU funds and social spending funds - specifically by the redistribution of contributions already levied for OAED to fund armed forces employee benefits.

    The aim of the new fund is to provide financial support and social protection for the long-term unemployed and those that are made redundant by companies that are restructuring and are at a disadvantage in the job market because they are close to the age of retirement.

    Main opposition PASOK MP Maria Damanaki criticised the draft bill as a "pre-election" ruse whose main aim was to hand out favours to supporters of the ruling New Democracy party and not protect the unemployed.


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