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Ora bem, como financiar pensões coisa e tal...
anda a europa com problemas de pirâmides invertidas...
nascimentos diminuem, esperança de vida sobe, % de pessoas reformadas sobe, % de pessoas em vida activa diminuiu.... etc coisa e tal
bem, como o mal não é só nosso, e ali nos nossos vizinhos de continente o problema também se põe.... eles... toca de dar vida aos termos democracia/perticipação/iniciativa e.... saiu-lhes esta:
in finance.yahoo
Swiss to Vote on Pension Initiative
Sunday September 24, 6:55 am ET
By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer
Swiss to Vote on Using Central Bank Profits to Prop Up the Country's Pension System
GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss voters will decide on a new initiative Sunday for funneling off billions of Swiss francs from central bank profits in the next years to prop up the country's pension system.
The scheme -- brought to referendum after 115,000 people signed a petition supported by retiree groups, labor unions and some left-wing parties -- would redirect 1.5 billion Swiss francs (roughly $1.2 billion) annually of Swiss National Bank profits to the national pension system, the AHV.
Gold sales and favorable financial markets in recent years have led to bubbling reserves, even if the central bank profits available for transfer are expected to decrease after 2012.
The Swiss bank's riches also result from voters' rejection four years of sharing the windfall of a multibillion-dollar gold sale with the needy as part of a "solidarity fund." That campaign began as the country was reeling from attacks by Jewish organizations alleging that the historically neutral country, and its banks, had amassed great wealth at the expense of Nazi victims during World War II.
Sunday's national referendum would eliminate the 830 million francs ($670 million) annually given to the federal government. Switzerland's 26 cantons would lose 670 million francs ($540 million) of the 1.67 billion ($1.35 billion) set aside for them in the current arrangement.
Switzerland's parliament and the country's governing coalition, the seven-member Federal Council, both have come out against the proposal.
While proponents argue that directing the funds toward pension is a legitimate use for public money, Swiss banks and economists warn the initiative threatens the central bank's independence by making its profits hostage to popular demands.
The national bank, or SNB, has argued that it would lose credibility if it is perceived as being held hostage to public funding needs. The result could be increased inflation and a loss of the public's trust in the Swiss franc, the bank has said.
"If the SNB could contribute 1 billion francs to the AHV, why not 2 billion or CHF3 billion given that the AHV will need the money?" the Swiss Bankers Association, an influential association of the country's commercial banks, said in the run-up to the vote.
Switzerland is one of a number of European countries battling pension costs due to the pressures of low birth rates and increasing numbers of retirees.
In France, a working "day of solidarity" has replaced the traditional day off following the Catholic holiday of Pentecost with the aim of providing millions to the elderly. Germany's government has set in motion plans to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65, and its finance minister has suggested cutting back on cherished vacations.
The Swiss system is partly funded by state subsidies, employees' contributions and fuel and tobacco taxes. But worsening demographics means the number of pensioners is growing rapidly, even if the government is currently still able to cover annual expenditures of around 31 billion francs ($25 billion).
Other proposals for reforming the system include increasing sales tax and raising the retirement age by two years to 67. Left-wing parties, however, are lobbying for retirement to begin at 62.
Under Switzerland's unique system of direct democracy, citizens can challenge or create laws if enough citizens call for a vote. National and local referendums occur regularly.
nascimentos diminuem, esperança de vida sobe, % de pessoas reformadas sobe, % de pessoas em vida activa diminuiu.... etc coisa e tal
bem, como o mal não é só nosso, e ali nos nossos vizinhos de continente o problema também se põe.... eles... toca de dar vida aos termos democracia/perticipação/iniciativa e.... saiu-lhes esta:
in finance.yahoo
Swiss to Vote on Pension Initiative
Sunday September 24, 6:55 am ET
By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer
Swiss to Vote on Using Central Bank Profits to Prop Up the Country's Pension System
GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss voters will decide on a new initiative Sunday for funneling off billions of Swiss francs from central bank profits in the next years to prop up the country's pension system.
The scheme -- brought to referendum after 115,000 people signed a petition supported by retiree groups, labor unions and some left-wing parties -- would redirect 1.5 billion Swiss francs (roughly $1.2 billion) annually of Swiss National Bank profits to the national pension system, the AHV.
Gold sales and favorable financial markets in recent years have led to bubbling reserves, even if the central bank profits available for transfer are expected to decrease after 2012.
The Swiss bank's riches also result from voters' rejection four years of sharing the windfall of a multibillion-dollar gold sale with the needy as part of a "solidarity fund." That campaign began as the country was reeling from attacks by Jewish organizations alleging that the historically neutral country, and its banks, had amassed great wealth at the expense of Nazi victims during World War II.
Sunday's national referendum would eliminate the 830 million francs ($670 million) annually given to the federal government. Switzerland's 26 cantons would lose 670 million francs ($540 million) of the 1.67 billion ($1.35 billion) set aside for them in the current arrangement.
Switzerland's parliament and the country's governing coalition, the seven-member Federal Council, both have come out against the proposal.
While proponents argue that directing the funds toward pension is a legitimate use for public money, Swiss banks and economists warn the initiative threatens the central bank's independence by making its profits hostage to popular demands.
The national bank, or SNB, has argued that it would lose credibility if it is perceived as being held hostage to public funding needs. The result could be increased inflation and a loss of the public's trust in the Swiss franc, the bank has said.
"If the SNB could contribute 1 billion francs to the AHV, why not 2 billion or CHF3 billion given that the AHV will need the money?" the Swiss Bankers Association, an influential association of the country's commercial banks, said in the run-up to the vote.
Switzerland is one of a number of European countries battling pension costs due to the pressures of low birth rates and increasing numbers of retirees.
In France, a working "day of solidarity" has replaced the traditional day off following the Catholic holiday of Pentecost with the aim of providing millions to the elderly. Germany's government has set in motion plans to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65, and its finance minister has suggested cutting back on cherished vacations.
The Swiss system is partly funded by state subsidies, employees' contributions and fuel and tobacco taxes. But worsening demographics means the number of pensioners is growing rapidly, even if the government is currently still able to cover annual expenditures of around 31 billion francs ($25 billion).
Other proposals for reforming the system include increasing sales tax and raising the retirement age by two years to 67. Left-wing parties, however, are lobbying for retirement to begin at 62.
Under Switzerland's unique system of direct democracy, citizens can challenge or create laws if enough citizens call for a vote. National and local referendums occur regularly.
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