Danish government proposes mandatory pension savings

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The Danish government presented its “2025 reform proposals” on 1 September 2016. One proposal is to mandate funded pension coverage to individuals who are currently not saving sufficiently for old age. The government also proposed to improve incentives to save for old age in the last five working years.

Author: Jon Kvist