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Argentina: Lawmakers suspend pension reforms as clashes turn violent

Friday, 15 December 2017 3:13 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 15 December 2017 3:13 AM ]

This photo released by Noticias Argentinas shows the federal police clashing with demonstrators protesting against proposed pension reforms outside Congress in Buenos Aires on December 14, 2017. (AFP)

Argentina’s Congress suspended a debate around national pension reforms in Buenos Aires on Thursday, following violent clashes between protesters and police.

Police used tear gas and rubber bullets as thousands of protesters turned up at a rally, which was held outside congress in the capital.

The proposed pension reform would change the formula used to calculate retirement payments, using both inflation and wage index data. The government has succeeded in getting favorable reports from the Social Security and Budget committees, with the Justicialist party yet to declare.

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