One third of Italian pensioners get
less than 1,000 euros a month, pensions agency INPS said in its
annual report Monday.
This 32% was equal to around 5.12 million people, it said.
Someone on nine euros an hour paying pension contributions for
30 years would accrue a pension of 750 euros, it said.
Italian pension spending is set to rise by 24 billion euros with
rising inflation this year, if an annual rate of 8% is reached,
the agency added.
Last year's pension bill was 1.55% up at 312 billion.
Beppe Grillo, founder of the 5-Star Movement (M5S), said the
figures were "crazy" and a minimum wage was "urgent".
M5S leader and ex-premier Giuseppe Conte has set the
introduction of a minimum wage among nine demands to be met to
continue supporting Mario Draghi's government.
Another key demand is a cut to the labour-tax wedge.
The M5S may protest against Draghi by boycotting a vote on a
COVID aid bill in the Senate on Wednesday.
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