Number of Czechs with early retirement growing

The proportion of the elderly Czechs with permanently shortened pension, due to early retirement, is rapidly growing, having reached almost 26 percent, according to the data released by the Czech Social Security Administration (CSSZ). The lowered pension was paid to almost 619,000 people who received on average 10,564 crowns or 11 percent less a month than the rest. Their pension was on average 1,282 crowns lower than that paid to the people who retire at the regular time.