Ruling coalition approves 5,000 crown bonus for pensioners

The government has approved a proposal to give pensioners a one-off bonus of 5,000 crowns, in view of higher living costs and additional expenses linked to the coronavirus crisis.

The sum would be added to pensions in December.The bonus would cost the state 15 billion crowns altogether.

The proposal would have to be approved by Parliament and signed by the president. The opposition has criticized the move as an effort to secure pensioners’ votes in October’s regional and Senate elections.