Pensions in Macedonia will be higher for 5 percent starting from September, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski told reporters on Friday.

The rise is projected in the budget. The pensions will most probably get linear increase, which means they will be higher for MKD 600-630 (about EUR 10).

The Government tends to increase the pensions almost every year. Thus far they have seen a rise of over 67 percent, Gruevski said.