belgrade hundreds serbian pensioners rally belgrade thursday protest austerity measure introduce part 1.2 billion euro 1.41 billion loan deal international monetary fund chant thieve carry banners read hungry pensioners demand government serbia constitutional court annul austerity cut impose 2014 refund lose pension payouts government prime minister aleksandar vucic sign three-year loan deal imf february 2015 belgrade commit austerity cut balloon debt budget deficit secure deal late 2014 low public sector wag pension five 25 percent many 700,000 people lose quarter monthly income ... pay retirement fund 45 years hop stable old age say protester milorad pavicic 80 1.7 million serbia million citizens retire government spend 13 percent gdp pension world bank data show average pension serbia candidate join european union 190 euros among low eastern europe early month serbia current prime minister ana brnabic say government raise wag doctor teachers army officer 10 percent pension five percent january next year pensioners also slat receive one-off payment 6,000 serbian dinars 59.38 2017. thursday protesters dismiss measure insufficient government yet discuss wage pension rise imf mission final review deal month next lender cut serbia 2017 growth forecast 2.3 percent 3.0 percent cite drop electricity output winter low expect harvest due months drought serbia 's pensioners rally government austerity measure