SociaL Security (ZUS) transferred zl.7.6 billion to pension funds in 2000

Social Security Company (ZUS) transferred zl.7.6 billion to pension funds (OFE) last year, compared to zl..2.3 billion in 1999. According to Ireneusz Fafara, vice-president of ZUS, the company's arrears to pension funds currently amount to about zl.3.5 billion. OFE data indicate that at the end of 2000, the pension funds had a total of 10.3 million registered clients. ZUS estimates, however, that real premiums are paid to 8.2 million persons, and this is the number ZUS calculated in planning for 2001. According to budget, this year ZUS is obliged to transfer zl.10.9 billion to pension funds for current premiums and zl.3.5 billion for those that are overdue.(Puls Biznesu, p.8) A.D