Editor’s note: Ukraine’s parliament on Oct. 3 passed a law that changes the way that retirement pensions are calculated to reduce the budget deficit.
Roman Maltsev,
entrepreneur
“I’ll take care of my retirement myself because I don’t count on a pension.”
Marietta Tychoplav,
student
“There’ll be no pensions when I reach the retirement age, I guess.”
Andriy Vynarchuk,
serviceman
“I don’t count on a pension because we have a mostly shadow economy. Based on my official salary, I’ll get a very small pension. I don’t believe I can live on it.”
Viktoria Sarafin,
housewife
“I’m going to live on the money I’ve saved. Can’t rely on a pension.”
Valeriy Rybalkin,
retiree
“I’ve been retired for five years. The size of my first pension was $800, now I get nearly $200. Everything depends on the dollar. How can I rely on a pension?
Oksana Chynariova,
manager
“I count on a pension because I work officially. The question is whether I can rely on its size. It’s too small.”
Andriy Kyrov,
civil servant
“I stick to the modern proverb: Help your state — die before retirement.”
Olga Rondzysta,
doctor, retiree
“I’m already a retiree but continue working because the pension isn’t enough for living.”
