Pensioner
The majority of Latvian residents do not consider it necessary to raise the retirement age above the current 65 years. This is evidenced by the results of a survey presented in the program “900 seconds” ((TV3) (According to the study, 87% of Latvian residents aged 18 to 65 are against raising the retirement age in the near future. At the same time, 71% of respondents said that this definitely should not be done, and another 16% responded that they were rather against such a measure. Only 8% of respondents support raising the retirement age. Of these, 3% believe that this step is definitely necessary, and another 5% of survey participants do not were able to give a clear answer. believes that the current retirement age of 65 should not be raised. The discussion about the future of the pension system is likely to continue as the demographic situation changes, but public support for raising the retirement age currently remains extremely low.