Spain's Congress Processes Early Retirement Without Cuts for 40 Years of Contributions
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Spain's Congress is working on a new law. The law is about early retirement. This means stopping work before the normal age.
The new rule is for people with 40 years of contributions. Contributions are payments workers make for their pension. People need 40 years of these payments.
Normally, early retirement means a smaller pension. This is called a cut. But with this new law, there will be no cut for these workers.
Spain's Social Security system confirmed the news. Social Security is the government group that pays pensions.
The news comes before Spain's elections. Some retirees are affected by the election date. Retirees are people who have stopped working.
One retiree said the change was a shock. He called it a 'jarro de agua frÃa'. This means 'a bucket of cold water' in Spanish.
Vocabulary7 words
- Congress
- the group of people who make laws in a country
- early retirement
- stopping work before the usual age
- contributions
- money paid regularly, often for a pension
- pension
- money paid to people after they stop working
- cut
- a reduction in money
- Social Security
- a government system that pays money to retired people
- retirees
- people who have stopped working, usually because of age
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1. Early retirement without pension cuts 2. 40 years 3. True
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Spain's _____ is working on a new law. The law is about _____. This means stopping work before the normal age.
The new rule is for people with 40 years of _____. Contributions are payments workers make for their _____. People need 40 years of these payments.
Normally, early retirement means a smaller pension. This is called a _____. But with this new law, there will be no cut for these workers.
Spain's _____ confirmed the news. Social Security is the government group that pays pensions.
The news comes before Spain's elections. Some _____ are affected by the election date.
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