Government Decree No. 438 / 2002 Coll.
Government regulations on pension increases in 2003
Valid
Regulation
Effective from 01.01.2003
Text versions:
01.01.2003
11.10.2002
438
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 25 September 2002
on the increase in pensions in 2003
The Government orders the implementation of Act No. 155 / 1995 Coll., on Pension Insurance, as amended by Act No. 134 / 1997 Coll., Act No. 289 / 1997 Coll., Act No. 224 / 1999 Coll., Act No. 18 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 118 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 132 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 220 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 116 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 188 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 353 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 198 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 263 / 2002 Coll., and Act No. 264 / 2002 Coll., (hereinafter "Act '):
(1) Old-age pensions, full invalidity pensions, partial invalidity pensions, widow's, widower's and orphan's pensions granted before 1 January 1996 are increased from the payment of the pension due after 31 December 2002, so that the percentage rate of pension increases by 4% of the percentage rate of pension due on the date on which the percentage rate increases.
(2) Old-age pensions, full invalidity pensions, partial invalidity pensions, widow's, widower's and orphan's pensions granted from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2002, with the exception of the pensions referred to in Article 3, are increased from the payment of the pension due after 31 December 2002 to an increase of 3,8% of the percentage rate of the pension due on the date on which the percentage rate increases.
(1) The percentage rates of widower's, widower's and orphan's pensions are only increased if they have not been calculated from the percentage rates of pensions raised under this Regulation.
(2) If the pension is adjusted for the context of another pension or income from a gainful activity, an increase in the percentage rate of the pension referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be adjusted in the event of a change in the amount of the pension paid, which is related to the reasons for the adjustment of the pension, according to the same rate of the rate of the pension that is due from the date of that change.
For the purposes of this Regulation, pensions awarded before 1 January 1996 shall also be:
(a) widower's, widower's and orphan's pensions for a person who was awarded a pension before 1 January 1996, if the right to such a pension lasted on the date of his death or for a person who died before 1 January 1996;
(b) the old-age pensions of persons who were entitled to such a pension before 1 January 1996 and the old-age pension was calculated in accordance with the rules in force before 1 January 1996 only because the condition laid down in the first sentence of Paragraph 72 (1) of the First Law was not met;
(c) the full invalidity and partial invalidity pensions of persons who were entitled before 1 January 1996 were paid after 31 December 1995 if the full or partial invalidity occurred before 1 January 1996;
(d) old-age pensions pursuant to § 76 of the Act, if their percentage rate has been established pursuant to § 71 (1) and (4) of the Act and limited by § 4 (1) of the Second Law No. 76 / 1995 Coll., on the increase of pensions paid and pensions awarded in 1995,
(e) widow's, widower's and orphan's pensions calculated from the pensions referred to in points (b) to (d).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
Prime Minister:
PhDr. Špidla v. r.
Minister for Labour and Social Affairs:
Ing. Škromach v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Government Decree No. 438 / 2002 Coll., on increasing pensions in 2003 |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | Regulation |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 11.10.2002 |
|---|---|
| Effective from | 01.01.2003 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Legal Areas:
Social security law
Old age insurance, Old age pension
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