Poll: Most Czechs support pension system reform

A March poll by the CVVM agency suggests that most Czechs believe the Czech Republic needs to implement a reform of the pension system and the system of welfare benefits but think that the state should strengthen guarantees and social security. Some 62 percent of respondents agree that people should enter additional private pension schemes. Three-quarters of people believe that social welfare benefits should be provided only to the needy, but at the same time a great majority of respondents said social benefits were important for the family.