Belgium: the end of the public pension reserve “Silver Fund”

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In 2001 Belgium created the “Silver Fund” as a means of front-loading the future cost of the pay-as-you-go pension scheme. Now (2016), 15 years later, although public pension reserve funds are a traditional financing instrument used in a number of countries, the government decides to abolish it.

Author: Jozef Pacolet