Employment fosters equity and economic inclusiveness because those out of work face the highest risk of poverty, and it … lower hurdles to employment, which are high for the low-skilled. Policies to speed up tertiary graduation, improve work … incentives and activation of the unemployed and postpone labour market exit are necessary to bring the employment rate closer to …

a way that minimises deadweight costs and distortions weighing on growth and employment. Reducing further the tax wedge … on labour income would lift employment. More revenue could be raised through a reduction in the range of goods and …