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Malta's social protection expenditure among lowest in the EU

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Times of Malta (21.12.2016) Social protection expenditure in Malta was among the lowest in the EU, representing just 19 per cent of the gross domestic product. Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, said today that social protection expenditure in the EU increased from 28.3 per cent of the GDP in 2011 to 28.7 per cent in 2014.

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China's Shaanxi opts for scheme letting pensions invest in stocks

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Reuters (04.01.2017) Shaanxi is set to be one of the first Chinese provinces to participate in a pension investment scheme that allows them to invest in financial markets for the first time, Shaanxi Daily, a newspaper in the northwestern province, reported on Wednesday. With many provinces under severe pressure to meet pension repayments, Beijing has promised to push forward an investment plan for idle local pension funds, holding an estimated $290 billion, that will seek higher returns through alternative investment channels for higher returns.

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France: Taxer les robots pour financer la protection sociale, un remède pire que le mal?

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L'Express (15.01.2017) Et si les robots finançaient la protection sociale? La proposition n'émane pas d'un scénario de film de science fiction mais du très sérieux Parlement européen. Sa commission juridique a adopté jeudi un rapport de l'eurodéputée Mady Delvaux évoquant la création d'une "taxe robot". 

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France: Retraites - vers des besoins de financement supplémentaires

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Les Echos (20.01.2016) Le ratio entre personnes âgées et actifs devrait se dégrader d’après les nouvelles prévisions démographiques, souligne le Conseil d’orientation des retraites dans un rapport que  "Les Echos" ont pu consulter. Ce qui alourdira le besoin de financement des pensions à l’horizon 2040.

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Philippines: ‘Income inequality high despite robust economy’

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The Manila Times Online (23.01.2017) Income and social inequalities still persist in the country even as the economy shows brisk growth, with out-of-pocket spending for health care remaining a major portion of household expenditure, state-think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.

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Malta: Social protection spending dominates government expenditure

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Times of Malta (30.01.2017) The €1,147.7 million spent on social expenditure represented a shade above 30 per cent of all general government expenditure, and was €37.3 million more than the 2014 figure. Despite the increase, spending on social protection was down as a percentage of total expenditure when compared to previous years.

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