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Economic survey of Japan 2008: Reforming the tax system to promote fiscal sustainability and economic growth

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07-Apr-2008

Tax reform is a priority to raise revenue needed for fiscal sustainability. In addition, it should promote economic growth, address increasing income inequality and improve the local tax system.

Economic survey of Japan 2008: Achieving progress on fiscal consolidation by controlling government expenditures

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07-Apr-2008

Spending cuts, focusing on public investment and the government wage bill, are needed to for fiscal consolidation, along with reforms to limit social spending and boost efficiency in the public sector.

Babies and Bosses - Highlights - Japan

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29-Nov-2007

Parents in Japan find it hard to combine work and family commitments. The result is a low female employment and a very low fertility rate of below 1.3 children per woman. Social policies to help parents (leave arrangements, childcare, etc) are relatively well-developed...

Income inequality, poverty and social spending in Japan

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19-Jun-2007

Randall S. Jones

Income inequality and relative poverty among the working-age population in Japan have risen to levels above the OECD average. Economics Department Working Paper No. 556 considers income inequality, poverty and social spending in Japan.

Pensions at a Glance 2007: how does your country compare? A selection of indicators

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07-Jun-2007

Gross pension replacement rates (pre and post reform), Net pension replacement rates and Pension wealth, from OECD Pensions at a Glance - Public Policies across OECD Countries 2007 Edition.

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.

First Roundtable Meeting in China: Sustainable Regional Policy and Planning, Beijing, China, 14 December 2005

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25-Jan-2007

The first roundtable meeting on sustainable regional policy and planning took place in Beijing, China, on 14 December 2005.

What the OECD is doing for business

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20-Jul-2006

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

Address to the Keidanren, the Japan Buisness Federation. Mr. Gurría explains why business has an enormous stake in the success of the OECD's mission. The business community contributes to our work in ...

Japan 2004 - Tax-benefit country chapter - Benefits and Wages

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03-Mar-2006

The “Country Chapters” provide detailed descriptions of tax and benefit rules in a consistent format across countries, summaries of policy trends, and example calculations of benefit entitlements and tax burdens.

Pensions: How Does Japan Compare with Other OECD Countries ?

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02-Sep-2005

Edward R. Whitehouse

How does Japan compare with other OECD countries: (i) in terms of the pension promise; (ii) in terms of older people’s incomes relative to average household incomes; and (iii) in terms of current and projected future public spending on old-age pensions.