スペインの財政赤字削減のための年金制度改革による年金削減は、高齢者につらい思いをさせる
Pension savings from pension reform for deficit reduction in Spain, make embittered the elderly
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Xavier Vidal-Folch 29 MAY 2013 - 22:52 CET
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I embitter the elderly
Xavier Vidal-Folch 29 MAY 2013 - 22:52 CET
The beautiful country of Commissioner Olli Rehn is Finland. In Spain something should aspire to be like Finland. In the welfare state. Finland invests in their pensions to 12% of its GDP, 11.3% more than the EU average, more than 10.1% of Spain ("2012-Ageingreport" http://ec.europa.eu /, 2010 data).
And go to even more. Until 2030, Finland will increase the weight of pensions in its economy up 3.4 points of GDP, almost three times the OECD average (1.2 points) and eight times as long! more than Spain (four tenths), revealed yesterday the report of the OECD Economic Outlook (in www.elpais.es, page 212).
And yet, the commissioner urges Spain to cut spending on pensions, something more controversial that his wise advices to tackle comprehensive tax reform.
Arguably?? At least in the way in which the message is being translated. Let's see. There is indisputable: the pension system faces a double tsunami, economic and demographic. The recession reduces the number of contributors, the pensions of new retirees are higher than those of previous generations; increase early retirement because of the ERE ... The tsunami is summarized in two numbers: 11,000 and 1.97.
Eleven thousand. For the first time in many years, Social Security in 2012 showed a serious deficit of 11,000 million, which the government took from the Reserve Fund (7000) and mutual (4000). And 1.97 is the number of contributors whose contributions financed each pensioner. The maximum was 2.53, in 2007. A system is considered sustainable when at least 2.1 contributors hold a pensioner.
Professor Franz arrived in Copenhagen: lower pensions to lower the budget balance
But beware, this factor weighs heavily cycle, the crisis is far worse. No one can say that Spain spend too much money to his elderly, because it is not true. The average of the European countries that expense is one point higher than the Spanish. And in countries like very much higher, middle: 14.6 points in France, 15.3 in Italy, 10.1 points for the Spanish. And we have no news that these countries to address any ultimatum. And that in Italy there is no cap on the amount of the pension (in Spain is 2,548 gross per month), which so far has amounted to 80% of final salary. And there is no incompatibility between several pensions, as emblematic of the subtle Giuliano Amato, former professor who charges as, former deputy and former minister. In France, the roof is 70%.
If deep urges pension reform, get in a European context. It touches everyone, not to "hold" to a particular country. As in 2011, when many raised the retirement age. So that the effective average retirement age is 63.5 years in 2020, and in all countries except Luxembourg, more than 61 years. Enough of giving advantages to those we presented an unfriendly Europe and Miss Rotenmeier.
Meanwhile why-not-happening, at least you have to tweak the system to prevent cloak, but still has reserves of 63.008 million, 5.93% of GDP. Conventional prescriptions are summarized into one, reduce the amount of pensions, the pensionazo: breaking the commitment to increase them to the CPI, extend the contribution period to qualify for the full benefit, advance the postponement of retirement at age 67 . All that means to get their hands into the pockets of pensioners. Some new ideas, as two of those generated in the Commission chaired by Victor Perez Diaz, are pilgrims: indexing pensions to the available budget is reduced to residual policy, Accounting and sleeves. CPI limit them up in good times without setting caps below-roof is a clause which reminds inequality-ground clauses in mortgages.
The reasoning must be reverse: do we want decent pensions? If so, for sustainability can be more than lower them, suitable mechanism for Professor Franz even Copenhagen. Can be increased social contributions. Although their level is high (the maximum is 28.3%), which penalizes employment, tax revenue can arbitrate to replace them in part: there is a margin of eight points to match the average EU tax burden. For that, a comprehensive tax reform. Either that or old age embitter you.
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