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The "Control" of Public Social Security Institutions in Belgium

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11-Aug-2009

The Belgian government delegates some of its tasks to semi-public bodies in what is known as functional devolution. There are 15 public social security institutions in the sectors of employment and unemployment, ...

Economic Survey of Belgium 2009: How to reform the tax system to enhance economic growth

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08-Jul-2009

The tax system is relying too much on relatively growth distorting taxes. Despite reforms, labour taxation continues to contribute to substantial labour market traps while corporate tax rates are relatively high. Moreover, most tax bases are narrowed by numerous exemptions and reductions.

Economic Survey of Belgium 2009: Improving fiscal federalism

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08-Jul-2009

Securing fiscal sustainability requires a reform of the fiscal federalism system. The current transfer system does not align spending and taxing responsibilities and the organisation of the federation is not promoting public spending efficiency.

Economic Survey of Belgium 2009: Securing fiscal sustainability during the economic downturn and beyond

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08-Jul-2009

Public finances are shifting further away from fiscal sustainability, emphasising the need for the reform of the fiscal policy making and strategies to deal with the costs of ageing.

OECD e-Government Studies: Belgium 2008

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20-Nov-2008

This report shows that the development and provision of the next generation of user-focused services will require the maximisation of synergies between the federal, regional and community governments and local authorities in Belgium. 

Enhancing the benefits of financial liberalisation in Belgium

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21-Dec-2007

Stefan Ide, Jens Høj and Patrick Lenain

The Belgian financial landscape has been transformed over the past two decades and now consists of a relatively large, well-functioning and internationally integrated financial sector contributing directly and indirectly to long-term economic growth. Economics Department Working Paper No. 588.

OECD Reviews of Human Resource Management in Government: Belgium

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12-Nov-2007

The review of human resource management in Belgian government is the first country review of its kind to be carried out by the OECD. The report compares the policies and practices of Belgium with those in other OECD countries, as well as those across different governments in Belgium.

Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)

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30-Mar-2007

Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat

As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care.

Economic survey of Belgium 2007: Securing the sustainability of fiscal policy in a rule-based system

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13-Mar-2007

In the medium term, the main challenge for fiscal policy is to commit to the planned trajectory of fiscal surpluses to pre-finance the additional cost of ageing until 2030.

Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling Globalisation

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02-May-2005

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ...