SDSM leader VenkoFilipche presented Friday the party’s new draft program, which final version will result from an inclusive process and broad discussion with the membership, citizens and experts, followed by its adoption at the June 7 congress.
“We are witnessing a horrifying ‘inflation of greed’. While the worker is barely making ends meet, large corporations are counting record profits in the midst of a crisis. We have European prices in the markets, and wages that keep it at the bottom of Europe. The Government is consciously turning a blind eye to this unjust system, where profits are taken out of the country, instead of ending up in the pockets of citizens. The pensioners who built this country are left on the sidelines, watching their pensions lose every month in the race with prices and wages,”Filipche said.
The opposition leader added that starting from this, SDSM’s new draft program is “not just numbers” but a new social contract.
He explained that the measure envisages an increase in workers’ salaries and 50 percent higher pensions.
“If the company’s profit rises, the worker’s wage must rise as well. The state will no longer be just a mute observer, but a partner that rewards fair companies and punishes those that profit from other people’s suffering,” said the leader of the main opposition party.
