AMMAN — Head of the Media Committee of the
Jordan Medical Association (JMA) Hazem Al-Qarala said that the JMA pension fund
deficit reaches JD550,000 to JD560,000 per month, accrued from payment of
pensions and the monthly expenses of the fund, according to Ammon News.
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Qarala said that the pension fund debt amounts to
JD26 million, while its assets amount to about JD53 million. He added that the
main problem lies in the method used to calculate the amount deducted monthly
for social security, which amounts to 21.5 percent of the salary of doctors in
the public sector.
He stressed the need to find realistic and viable solutions
to avoid the collapse of the pension fund in the coming years. Of the 38,000
individuals enrolled in JMA, only some 12,500 paid their association
subscription — those who participated in the JMA elections in June, he said. A
new study of the retirement fund is being conducted, and several proposals are
under consideration to find solutions to the problem, he added.
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