Banyár József

Examining the transition to a points-based pension system

The European Commission is calling for the reform of the Hungarian pension system. One possible way forward could be the implementation of an improved version of the current German pension system. This would solve many of the problems of the Hungarian pension system, such as the 'slippage' between old and new pensions, and would make the system more transparent for all concerned, while also opening the door to further important rationalisation steps. These could include a better, fairer widows' pension scheme, the systematic application of pension splitting, the pension age indexation and a more rational relationship between pensions from the state and from different supplementary pension schemes. In addition, Hungary would join the growing number of countries that have recently introduced elements of the German pension system.

LXX. évf., 2023. September (964 - 1000. O.), DOI:10.18414/KSZ.2023.9.964, Study

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