The Minister of Labour, Rosário Palma Ramalho, again ruled out a structural reform of Social Security, indicating that this is a time for reflection, but admitted that any future understanding will depend on a regime pact between political parties. In statements to journalists on the sidelines of the conference "Social Conecta: First People", the minister expressed "total" availability to be heard in the Assembly of the Republic about the report of the working group created to study the Social Security reform.
The minister guaranteed that "current pensions are absolutely sacred" and explained that the objective of the report is to "provide public authorities, all civil society and all political parties" with elements to reflect on the problem of Social Security sustainability, as was stated in the Government programme.
When asked whether the measures suggested by the working group led by Jorge Bravo, such as the adoption of occupational pension plans with automatic enrolment or the creation of a savings account for retirement for young people, could advance in this legislative term, Palma Ramalho did not respond directly, limiting herself to stating that "from that understanding it will be seen what advances first and under what circumstances it advances".
