Pensions for the month of May have started to be paid. Announcement of the Romanian Post

The Romanian National Post Company announced on Saturday that it has started distributing pensions for the month of May, a week before Easter.

“The National Company, Romanian Post, today started the distribution of pensions for the month of May, before the Easter Holidays. Thus, all the necessary measures have been taken so that the distribution of social rights (pensions) is carried out in the shortest possible time”, Romanian Post announced on Saturday, according to News.ro.

“Through a joint effort of the Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity, the Ministry of Finance, the National Pension House, as well as our partners in the banking sector, the pensions related to the month of May will be distributed in advance by the postmen, starting today. We want to be able to give this thanks to our customers, pensioners, to have their pensions as early as possible, so that they can enjoy, as is normal, the Easter holidays in peace, with their family and loved ones” declared Valentin Ştefan , the general director of the Romanian National Post Company.

For the advance payment of pensions related to the month of May 2024, by postal order, the amount of 1,961,165 thousand lei from the state social insurance budget, respectively 339,359 thousand lei from the state budget, is transferred to the National Company, Romanian Post, and to commercial banks the amount of 6,346,977 thousand lei from the state social insurance budget, respectively 683,898 thousand lei from the state budget.

The total amount required for the advance payment of pensions amounts to 9,331,399 thousand lei.

The Romanian Post National Company is the national operator in the field of postal services and is owned by the Romanian state, represented by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (93.52% of the shareholding) and Fondul Proprietatea (6.48% of the shareholding ).