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Sweden considers raising retirement age as immigration

driven population growth strains welfare resources
Sputnik
Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00 UTC

REUTERS/ Bob Strong/File Photo

Six out of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are now in agreement that the national age of
retirement is to be raised from 61 to 64 years. This comes against the backdrop of a recent report
from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKL).

The report notes that due to Sweden's enormous population growth, there are insufficient revenues to
meet the demand for welfare.
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"Beginning 2018 we expect that the need for welfare will grow considerably more rapidly than tax
revenues," SKL chief economist Annika Wallenskog said, according to Swedish financial paper Dina
Pengar.

The paper goes on to report that the high population growth is due to the massive influx of migrants
last year, as well as a historically high fertility rate. These factors are putting considerable pressure
on the local authorities and regions.

SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster reported that of the eight parties in parliament, six had agreed
on the need to incrementally raise the retirement age from today's 61 to 64 by 2026.

The Social Democrat-led coalition government is also keen on raising welfare benefits. Finance
Minister Magdalena Andersson, a Social Democrat, suggests that welfare should remain the priority,
and argues for a change of attitude when it comes to the elderly remaining active in the labor market.

"Those who are lively at an advanced age should have the possibility to work longer," the Finance
Minister told Dina Pengar.

Of course, not all Swedes are happy about the news that they may need to work longer before
being allowed to retire.

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OmniPolitik @OmniPolitik 14 Dec

Socialfrskringsminister Annika Strandhll (S) om nya frslaget:
Vi kastar ut skurkarna ur systemet omni.se/just-nu-vi-kas
@socialdemokrat @strandhall pic.twitter.com/yAqkNcU4Yd

John B Lund
@yoodeling

"Vi kastar ut skurkarna ur systemet" - Trodde frst det var

fuskasylanterna hon syftade p men s vl var det inte.#svpol
#pension pic.twitter.com/aWn9M2NvQC
1:35 PM - Dec 14, 2017

2 2

"'We throw out the crooks from the system' - Thought at first it was the fake asylum seekers she meant,
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but apparently not."

"Sweden's Women's Lobby is critical to raised retirement age because it will affect women more than
men. The first thing that needs to be ensured is that everyone has the opportunity to work full time
throughout their professional lives."

Sveriges Kvinnolobby
@Kvinnolobbyn

Sveriges Kvinnolobby r kritiska till hjd pensionslder eftersom

det kommer att drabba kvinnor hrdare n mn. Frst mste man
skerstlla att alla har frutsttningar att arbeta heltid hela
arbetslivet. sverigeskvinnolobby.se/blog/sveriges- #pension
#svpol
9:48 AM - Dec 14, 2017

Sveriges Kvinnolobby kritiska till hjd pe

Idag meddelar regeringen att den lgsta
pensionsldern ska hjas frn 61 till 64 r.
Sveriges Kvinnolobby r kritiska till detta
sverigeskvinnolobby.se

7 12

"Was this the Christmas present for the Swedish people from you with the internal pay review and
creamy pensions? Are you working until 70?"

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Lamai99
@lamai99

Var det julklappen till svenska folket frn er som har intern
lnerevision och glassiga pensioner ? Jobbar du tills 70 ?
@strandhall #svpol #pension
4:06 PM - Dec 14, 2017

Comment: As usual it's the citizens who ultimately bear the brunt of their government's global
misadventures: The Truth Perspective: Weapons of Mass Migration: Interview with Michael
Springmann on Europe's Migrant Crisis

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