There are no plans to raise the retirement age in Belarus.
This was stated by State Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Volfovich on November 12 at a meeting with the workforce of the open joint-stock company Savushkin Product.
Volfovich's statement is quoted by sb.by.
How Volfovich refuted rumors about raising the retirement age
One of the questions raised at the meeting concerned rumors about a planned increase in the retirement age to 65 for men and to 60 for women.
I have not heard about this. The issue was not discussed at the government level, - the State Secretary of the Security Council responded.
The Governor of the Brest Region, Petr Parkhomchik, who was present at the meeting, also stated that the possibility of raising the retirement age is not being considered.
This issue is not being discussed, said the Brest region governor.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Valery Kovalkov stated that Belarus does not plan to raise the retirement age.
The retirement age in Belarus is 63 years for men and 58 years for women. In 2017-22, it was increased annually by six months.
