The government is preparing a surprise for retirees

In June, the Council of Ministers adopted a proposal to increase the indexation rate of pensions and annuities in 2027, presented by the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk. The government proposed to the Council for Social Dialogue to set the indexation rate of pensions and annuities in 2027 at 20%. real increase in average salary in 2026. This meant that next year pensions and annuities could increase by at least 3.48%.

This would, in turn, mean that the lowest pension forecast by the government in June would increase by PLN 68.85 from March 1, 2027, i.e. from PLN 1,978.49 to PLN 2,047.34.

The estimated cost of indexation is to amount to approximately PLN 16.7 billion.

The indexation may be higher

However, as "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports, experts believe that the indexation will be higher than previously assumed. An expert from the Faculty of Management of the AGH University of Science and Technology, Dr. Łukasz Wacławik, calculated for "DGP" that the indexation of pensions in March 2027 will reach a total of 3.96%. In such a case, the lowest pension in Poland would increase by PLN 78.32 gross and would amount to PLN 2,056.81 gross.

Experts indicate that with an indexation of 3.96%. some retirees who have not paid tax so far will have to pay it. The income tax exemption applies only to pensions up to PLN 2,500 gross - reports "DGP".

We will find out exactly how much pensions and annuities will increase in February next year, when the Central Statistical Office announces it before the March indexation.