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Article in Globe Magazine

GPS-WPA questions Government

The Gibraltar Private Sector Workers and Pensioners Association
(GPS-WPA) has expressed extreme disappointment at the lack of any
provision been made towards private sector pensioners in this current
budget.
The Association say that at a meeting in April with Chief Minister,
Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia they were
promised that the Government's manifesto commitment would be fully
implemented in their term of office. The group were promised that this
budget would see the beginning of the initiation of that commitment.

GPS-WPA said today "It seems that there are public funds available for
a large number of sectors locally and yet there is no money available
for the most vulnerable citizens of our community. These are private
sector pensioners and time is certainly not on their side".

 The Association will be seeking an urgent meeting with Government to
discuss all this further.

GPS-WPA meets Government

Committee Members of the Gibraltar Private Sector Workers' and Pensioners' Association (GPS-WPA) last Friday met with the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss issues of concern to the Association, following on from previous consultations before the election. The delegation included Leslie Bruzon, John Martinez, Lyana Armstrong-Emery, Andy Ellul and Ray Murphy.

In response, Mr.Picardo and Dr.Garcia reiterated their manifesto committments regarding pensioners and pledged to implement them over the timescale of this parliament. The two sides expressed satisfaction at the progress made during the talks and agreed to meet again later in the year.