The third withdrawal of money from pension funds is widely supported by citizens, as revealed by the latest Data Influence survey, from public opinion consultancy Tu Influyes.
Faced with the question “given the possibility of being zero, would I still make this withdrawal?”, 77% replied that “yes, absolutely”, 9% “yes, maybe”, 6% “I’m not sure (a)” and only 8% would “I wouldn’t,” notes the March-April survey, the results of which were known today. In addition, 76% declare that they have already made the first two withdrawals.
The projects that allow for a third withdrawal of planned funds are contained in the Constitution Committee of the House of Members and Deputies, which planned to vote on the initiatives yesterday, which could not be realized on a regulatory issue.
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The survey also shows that the three main destinations that AFP affiliates would give to this money would be the payment of general debts (33%), purchase of food or necessities (21%) savings or investment (20%). In the case of strata D and E, the purchase of food is the main justification for requesting a possible third withdrawal, with 31% and 36% respectively.
“This shows that most citizens are in a difficult economic situation as a product of how extensive the effects of the pandemic have been. People are concerned about their future, especially the return of quarantines and rising unemployment,” says Axel Callís, sociologist and chief executive of Tu Influyes.
The analyst adds that the survey plots this fear, as 39% of respondents rate their economic situation as “bad” or “very bad,” four points more than in last month’s study and stresses that expectations are not the best. The idea that Chile will progress fell 17 points, leaving only 1 in 4 people believe that progress will be made. That vision was almost entirely moved to those who believe it will decline, rising by 14 points since the previous poll. “47% of respondents believe that the country’s economy will stagnate this year and 27% think it will go down,” Callís says.
The Data Influence survey is a non-probabilistic quantitative study and uses the online panel methodology. The universe corresponds to a population over 18 years of age in all regions of Chile with internet access. The sample size is 1,890 participants, it was made between March 26 and 29 and its margin of error is 2.25%.
