España: Acuerdo urgente para mantener las pensiones

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El País (02.11.2016) Es, sin duda, la primera reforma que debe afrontar el nuevo Gobierno. Afecta a 6,7 millones de españoles y la evolución demográfica en nuestro país augura la ruina del sistema si no se toman medidas. El sistema público de pensiones requerirá 120.000 millones de euros este año, lo que supone en torno a un tercio del gasto público total de España y equivale al doble del gasto en Sanidad y tres veces el de Educación. La hucha, que se fue llenando en los años de mayor crecimiento económico y de empleo, se vaciará en diciembre de 2017.

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spain
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Old-age pensions
Pensions
Governance and administration
Service quality

Philippines: Low-income electricity consumers to be given social protection under DOF tax plan

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Manilatimes (26.10.2016) Low income electricity consumers will be protected through direct and indirect social protection measures under the tax reform program submitted to the Congress last month by the Department of Finance (DOF

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Social assistance

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The Case for Phased Retirement

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Knowledge@Wharton (01.11.2016) In the same way that flexibility has come to the workplace — where, when and how we work — so, too, has arrived the age of the tailor-made retirement. Phased retirements, bridge jobs, “un-retirement” and second and third acts have caught on. Workers are demanding it, and firms have good cause to accommodate the idea that work does not one day simply stop.

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Pensions

Empresarios de Panamá piden salvar finanzas del Seguro Social • El Nuevo Diario

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El Nuevo Diario (15.10.2016) La principal cúpula empresarial de Panamá reiteró al presidente, Juan Carlos Varela, el reto de rescatar a la seguridad social del esquema insostenible de finanzas que mantiene, "pese a cualquier costo político".

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panama
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Governance and administration
Financing

Asia-Pacific Countries Should Expand Social Protection – ADB

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Asian Development Bank (07.11.2016) Many countries in Asia and the Pacific need to expand their social protection programs to ensure adequate coverage for most of their populations, according to two Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports released today. 

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Asia
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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities

France: Économie du partage : des cotisations sociales à partir de certains seuils

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journaldeleconomie.fr (29.10.2016) Louer son appartement, sa voiture, les outils de jardin ou de bricolage, c’est devenu un réflexe pour de nombreux Français qui utilisent les services de plateformes en ligne comme Airbnb pour les locations d’appartements. Ces services permettent à la majorité des utilisateurs d’arrondir les fins de mois.

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france
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Financing