4. The amounts provided for in section 3 are adjusted on 1 January of each year according to the Pension Index established in accordance with section 117 of the Act respecting the Québec Pension Plan (chapter R-9).
The amounts adjusted in the manner prescribed above are reduced to the nearest cent if they include a fraction of a cent less than $0.005; they are increased to the nearest cent if they include a fraction of a cent greater than $0.005.
The Minister is to inform the public of the result of the adjustment made under this section in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec and, if the Minister considers it appropriate, give notice by any other means.