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BUDGET 2023: Old-age pension now $33,000

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Pensioners lined up outside the Campbellville Post Office [Photo: News Room/April 1, 2020]

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday announced that the old-age pension has been increased to $33,000.

This increase, he said while presenting the 2023 National Budget, will benefit about 73,000 pensioners who will get an additional $60,000 annually.

And this measure, Dr. Singh said, will add another $4.4 billion in disposable income in the economy.

It takes effect from January 01, 2023.

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