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Where Europe spends its money: A look at public spending across the continent.

European governments allocate the largest share of their spending to social protection, while the sec…

#Europe #Government #PublicSector #PublicService #Welfare #PublicSpending #Politics #Healthcare #Education #Pensions

NYPD disability pensions under scrutiny by New York City investigators

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Public pensions shouldn’t invest in risky projects that threaten Indigenous lands and waters and lack free, prior, and informed consent. Tell CPPIB to adopt a transparent Indigenous rights policy: www.shiftaction.ca/indigenous-r... #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli #pensions

Are pension reforms always about pensions? According to Yves Stevens, Professor at the University of Leuven, pension policy can become a tool for addressing labour market or financial market problems that are not, strictly speaking, pension problems. https://bit.ly/3T4L7RI

#Pensions #Research

Switzerland has funded pension liabilities and a strong social safety net. The lesson is clear: collective provision and long-term planning protect people better than the market. #Switzerland #Pensions #CollectiveSecurity https://www.worldeconomics.com/Thoughts/Swiss-Demographic-Slump.aspx

Poland's workers paid into a system for a lifetime. The demographic shortfall was caused by inadequate support for families - not by workers expecting too much from their pensions. #Poland #Pensions #WorkersRights https://www.worldeconomics.com/Thoughts/Polish-Workforce-Plunge.aspx

I was dismayed reading The Observer last weekend.
Supposedly 'progressive' newspaper, yet it was urging #Burnham to attack UK #pensions (already the lowest in W.Europe) & attack Disability Welfare (PIP).

There were no calls for:

#WealthTax on millionaires

#WindfallTax on Banks + Oil companies

ÖVP seniors reject raising retirement age to 67 #Austria #ÖVP #pensions

A question on #Pensions #TaxAllowances tabled by Alex Mayer on 07-09-2026 has been answered by James Murray. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-07/27817

Slowing wage growth in the UK is expected to trigger the triple lock mechanism and push the state pension above £13,000 annually — renewing debate about whether the commitment remains sustainable acro

#mix #uk #pensions

Finns lose confidence in pension system, EVA survey finds #Finland #pensions #publicopinion

Colombia's fertility is now sub-replacement and its pension burden is growing. Left-wing economic models cannot compensate for adverse demographics. #Colombia #Pensions #Demographics https://www.worldeconomics.com/Thoughts/Colombias-Unsustainable-Retiree-Burden-on-its-Shrinking-Workforce.aspx

🇦🇹 Clear rules, no guarantee – how Stocker's state fund can work

700 million euros per year are to be invested in the state fund.

#EU #Austria #Investment #Pensions

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

🇦🇹 Clear rules, no guarantee – how Stocker's state fund can work

700 million euros per year are to be invested in the state fund.

#EU #Austria #Investment #Pensions

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Denmark faces the same demographic pressures as the rest of Europe but stands out as one of the few with largely funded pension liabilities. Fiscal prudence matters. #Denmark #Pensions #FiscalPrudence https://www.worldeconomics.com/Thoughts/Denmarks-Retiree-Burden-on-its-Shrinking-Workforce.aspx

The UK faces 2 workers per retiree by 2050. Mass immigration has been used to delay the reckoning. Pro-growth and pro-family policies are the real solution. #UK #Pensions #Demographics https://www.worldeconomics.com/Thoughts/The-Cost-of-the-UK-Aging-Population.aspx