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Reducing poverty and social disparities in Lithuania

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki - 2020

Reducing poverty remains an important challenge, and the COVID-19-crisis may further reinforce social vulnerabilities. Although it has declined lately, relative poverty remains high in international comparison and is distributed unevenly across population groups with the elderly, people with...

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Objectives and challenges in the implementation of a universal pension system in France

Boulhol, Hervé - 2019

The mission of the French High Commission for Pension Reform is to prepare the reform introducing a universal pension points system in France. This paper explains why implementing a universal points system in France would increase transparency, reduce inequality and generate efficiency gains for...

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Meeting fiscal challenges in Japan's rapidly ageing society

Jones, Randall Sidney; Seitani, Haruki - 2019

Japan’s gross government debt of 226% of GDP in 2018 is the highest ever recorded in the OECD area, and places the economy at risk. The government now aims to achieve a primary surplus by FY 2025. Additional fiscal consolidation, based on a detailed plan covering specific spending cuts and tax...

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Fiscal challenges and inclusive growth in ageing societies

Rouzet, Dorothée; Caldera Sánchez, Aida; Renault, … - 2019

pensions, health and long-term care under high pressure. The paper provides recommendations on policy responses to address …’s institutional and policy settings and social preferences, and may span many areas of public policy: improving the design of public … pensions, incentivising private savings, enhancing the efficiency of health care provision, expanding the coverage of social …

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