Khaberni - The value of the pension bill during the first eight months of this year increased by 5.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching 1.191 billion dinars, according to data from the monthly financial bulletin issued by the Ministry of Finance.
The value of the pension bill for the primary retirees during the same period of the current year reached 1.012 billion dinars, an increase of 5.4% over the same period last year.
Additionally, the value of the pension bill for survivors during the comparison period rose by 4.7% and reached 178.6 million dinars.
The total number of retirees during the first eight months of this year has increased by 4.7%, reaching 423,047 retirees.
The number of primary retirees, from the beginning of the current year to the end of August, was 274,652 retirees, an increase of 5.1% over the number recorded during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the number of surviving heirs of the retirees during the comparison period rose by more than 4% and reached 148,395 heirs.
