Tag #Pension System

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Spain Plans to Boost Flexible Retirement Program

The Spanish government aims to increase participation in its flexible retirement program fifteenfold by 2030, from roughly 3,000 to 45,000 participants, by gradually increasing the number of new participants annually.

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56% Bias Score

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Germany's Pension Crisis: Proposed "Boomer Soli" Tax to Address Funding Shortfall

Germany's pension system faces a funding crisis due to demographic shifts. The government plans to increase contributions and subsidies, but avoids difficult reforms. A proposed "Boomer Soli" tax on higher-income retirees would redistribute funds to support lower-income pensioners.

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48% Bias Score

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Controversial Passages Removed from French Pension Reform Report

The French pension reform advisory board (COR) removed several passages from its final report deemed biased by labor unions, including statements linking pension policy to national wealth and a table summarizing economic impacts of reform options, following criticism of its pro-delayed retirement st...

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NSC Proposes Individual Objection Rights for Dutch Pension Reform

The Dutch party NSC proposes individual objection rights against the 2028 transition to a new pension system, facing opposition from pension funds but gaining parliamentary support.

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36% Bias Score

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French Business Leader Open to Higher Retirement Age, with Conditions

The head of France's CPME, Amir Reza-Tofighi, is open to discussing a 64-year-old retirement age, conditional on an indexation mechanism to life expectancy and aligning CSG taxes on retirees with those of active workers, as part of the government's review of the 2023 pension reform.

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36% Bias Score

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nrc.nl
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Dutch Pension Reform: Mandatory Referendum Proposed

The Dutch NSC and BBB parties proposed a mandatory referendum on the new pension system, allowing participants to vote on the transition, raising concerns about administrative burden, legal challenges, and political feasibility.

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Germany Faces Pension Crisis Amid Aging Population and Declining Birthrate

Germany's pay-as-you-go pension system, established in 1955, is facing collapse due to an aging population and declining birthrate, forcing discussions on reform.

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High Early Retirement Rate Among German Baby Boomers Strains Pension System

In Germany, 44 percent of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age in 2023 retired early, totaling 1.8 million people and placing increasing financial pressure on the pension system, prompting calls for reforms to address the abschlagsfreie Rente (pension without deductions after 45 years of contributio...

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Dutch Pension Reform Delayed Amidst Parliamentary Chaos

The Dutch parliament's debate on the new pension system ended in chaos due to an NSC party proposal to increase pension participant input; if passed, it would delay the system's implementation by at least two years, creating major financial implications.

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52% Bias Score

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Post-Retirement Employment Soars in Greece

In Greece, over 200,000 retirees continue working after retirement due to a law change eliminating pension cuts; those choosing employment face a 10% tax withholding, while self-employed retirees face a 50% increase in social security contributions, with additional tax burdens arising from combined ...

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36% Bias Score

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French Retirement Age Debate: Pragmatism Grows Amidst Calls for Flexibility

A poll by L'Express, Viavoice, HEC Paris, and BFM Business shows that while less than half of French respondents want to lower the retirement age of 64, this opposition is waning, and a near majority support maintaining or increasing it; expert Augustin Landier highlights the need for flexible retir...

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32% Bias Score

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