Azarov suggested Ukrainians choose a retirement age

In the first phase of pension reform is possible voluntary choice of retirement age. This was announced today by the Prime Minister Mykola Azarov met with representatives of regional media in Kiev. "I was recently comes an idea: this step by step to carry out pension reform. That is the first stage, it is 2-3 years, yet the situation is more or less, go for voluntary movement to raise the age. Want to go to 57 years retired - please, labor, and at 57 has been to encourage appropriate. And then it will be necessary to move to a mandatory retirement age, "- said the prime minister. It was reported that the International Monetary Fund made some concessions on pension reforms in Ukraine. So, before the Fund demanded that a law on pension reform was enacted before April 15. At present, such a requirement in terms anymore. Earlier, Parliament returned to the Government a draft pension reform for improvement. According to deputies, the government did not fully use the measures to reduce the budget deficit the Pension Fund does not require raising the retirement age. As is known, the implementation of pension reform remains on the list of key commitments of Ukraine to receive the next tranche of the IMF loan. Such a commitment by the Government of Ukraine is enshrined in the draft Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policy, agreed by the Ukrainian side and the IMF Mission on the results of its work in Kiev, 1-14 February. Ministry of Industry