The portal "Abcnews-rks.com" on October 29, 2021 published an article claiming that the Government of Kosovo is preparing a financial package, which it will propose in December to enable citizens to withdraw 20% or 30% from the Trust.
However, this claim made through this article has turned out to be untrue. From the research done on hibrid.info, it has been seen that what is alluded to in this article has not been realized. So the Government of Kosovo has not approved a new financial package during December of this year, which also includes the withdrawal of 20 or 30 percent from pension funds from the Trust.
Excerpt from the article published on the portal "Abcnews-rks.com":
SUPER NEWS: IN DECEMBER, FINANCIAL PACKAGE FROM THE PENSION TRUST 20 – 30%
According to a reliable source within Prime Minister Kurti's cabinet, the Kosovo Government is preparing financial packages to help Kosovo citizens cope with rising prices.
The Government of Kosovo, under the leadership of Prime Minister Kurti, seeing that the situation will worsen even more, is considering the possibility, through the Kosovo Pension Trust, of enabling citizens to withdraw an amount of money they have accumulated in this fund.
According to the source we have within Prime Minister Kurti's cabinet, this issue is said to be closed, but the amount that will be withdrawn is only being discussed, with a proposed amount of 20 or 30%.
All of this remains to be seen during December of this year, when this financial package is planned to be approved.
Link to the article published on October 29, 2021 by the portal "Abcnews-rks.com":
At the meeting held on December 24, which is expected to be the last for this year, there was no discussion about the possibility of withdrawing money from the Trust, as claimed by this portal, which cited several of its own sources within the Government.
Below you can find the link to the 51st meeting of the Government of Kosovo held on December 24, 2021.
Analyze:
The claim made by the portal "Abcnewes-rks.com" turns out to be incorrect, based on the fact that the Government of Kosovo, at no level, has proposed anything like this during December of this year. Even in the meeting held on December 24, which is expected to be the last for this year, the possibility of withdrawing money from the Trust was not discussed.
After fact-checking analysis based on the work methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "fake news".
Reasoning:
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.