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The Spanish Social Security Prospects of the Pension and Health-Care Systems

The social security system in Spain has steadily expanded since the late 1970s. Currently, social security expenditure exceeds 15 percent of GDP, being a factor of fiscal imbalance. This paper reviews achievements and the current situation of the social security system, discusses changes in the fina...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy, Joaquim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1995
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Expenditure
Economics Of The Elderly
Demography
Non-labor Market Discrimination
National Government Expenditures And Welfare Programs
National Government Expenditures And Related Policies: General
Social Security
Pension Spending
Social Security And Public Pensions
Population & Demography
Expenditures, Public
Health Care Spending
National Government Expenditures And Health
Population Aging
Social Security Contributions
Taxation
Welfare & Benefit Systems
Economics Of The Handicapped
Personal Income And Other Nonbusiness Taxes And Subsidies
Population And Demographics
Public Finance & Taxation
Aging
Public Finance
Taxes
Pensions
Spain
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The social security system in Spain has steadily expanded since the late 1970s. Currently, social security expenditure exceeds 15 percent of GDP, being a factor of fiscal imbalance. This paper reviews achievements and the current situation of the social security system, discusses changes in the financing of health-care expenditure in view of the need for fiscal consolidation by the general government, and analyzes the scope for a partial prefunding of future liabilities of the pension system
Physical Description:40 pages
ISBN:9781451849400

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