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The increase in the population is apparent - then the retirement age can be increased
[Expressen] Sweden's need for welfare increases faster than our revenues.Then the Minister of Finance, Magdalena Andersson (S), raises the height of retirement age. "Looking at those who start working at 30, there should be opportunities to work longer than 65," says Magdalena Andersson to Dina Pengar. Sweden's population is increasing at a furious pace, and this development means significantly increased costs to deal with. This is the case in Sweden's Local Authorities and County Council (SKL) in the "Economy Report" presented on Tuesday .  "From 2018, we expect the need for welfare to grow significantly faster than tax revenues," says Annika Wallenskog, chief economist at SKL. In the report, SKL is alerting that a series of measures are needed to block the gap between costs and revenues, which risk raising 59 billion by 2021. The rapid population growth as a result of the large refugee reception Gee, I wonder if only the Gov't of Sweden is noticing this correlation? last year and a "a" meaning "their" childbirth approaching historically high levels puts pressure on municipalities and county councils. Google Translate or a DNA-linked affinity for little meatballs required. Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-12-20 |
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