Currently, employees of agencies such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Information and Security Service, the National Anti-Corruption Center, the National Administration of Penitentiary Institutions, and the State Security Service, often retire between the ages of 40 and 44. The new initiative calls for raising this minimum threshold. That is, starting January 1, 2027, the retirement age for these categories will be set at 45, and will then increase by six months each year until reaching 50 by July 1, 2036.
“Today, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Belarus, the National Center for Combating Corruption, the State Emergency Situations Committee, and other law enforcement agencies retire at age 45. This is justified given the health risks associated with their service. The PAS government intends to raise the retirement age for them to 50. This ‘rule’ is scheduled to take effect as early as January 1, 2027,” MP Vladimir Odnostalko announced on social media.
MP Ion Kiku posted a link to the relevant draft bill, which was discussed on Wednesday, June 17, at a meeting of the government’s secretaries-general.
The draft argues that this measure will save approximately 49 million lei in budget funds, which will be allocated to improving compensation policies and attracting qualified personnel.
There has been no official confirmation of this draft yet.
