Survey: Slovenians Not Inclined to Saving for Old Age

Ljubljana, 10 October - A survey on the pension system and saving for old age shows that Slovenians are not inclined to the idea of paying for an additional pension plan, nor are they aware they will have to provide for their financial independence in the old age on their own.

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Branimir Strukelj, the president of the Trade Union of Education and Science, at a panel on the attitude of Slovenians towards saving for old age.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Tine Stanovnik of the Faculty of Economics at a panel on the attitude of Slovenians towards saving for old age.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Metka Kuhar of the Faculty of Social Sciences at a panel on the attitude of Slovenians towards saving for old age.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Helena Bester of the Pension Fund Management (KAD) at a panel on the attitude of Slovenians towards saving for old age.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Dusan Kidric of the of the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development at a panel on the attitude of Slovenians towards saving for old age.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Dusan Kidric of the of the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (left), Helena Bester of the Pension Fund Management (centre) and the president of the Trade Union of Education and Science Branimir Strukelj at a panel on the attitude of Slovenians towards saving for old age.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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