How to find funding for SPF

FINANCING CHALLENGES: HOW TO INCREASE FISCAL SPACE

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Key questions

Financing challenges : how to increase fiscal space (How to find funding for SPF)

a) Concepts such as contributory – non-contributory schemes

b) Calculation of the cost of social protection benefits

c) Facts and figures and background to understand commonly used financial parameters: % spending GDP; relationship with income; tax wedge; etc.

d) Critical examination of budgets

e) Overview of lessons learnt (see e.g. ESS paper n° 33 on lessons learnt in some countries ; M.Cichon: Financing social protection etc.)

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