| Resumen: |
This report – Financing of Social Protection – forms part of the OECD’s Future of Social Protection programme of work, overseen by the OECD Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee. It also builds on the Report of the High-Level Group on the Future of Social Protection and the Welfare State in the EU of February 2023, and its findings and recommendations on the current financing structure of welfare states in the EU, the major constraints they face, and possible further sources of revenue. The report takes stock of how OECD and EU countries are currently financing their social protection systems, notably the mix between social contributions and general revenue, including earmarked sources; considers challenges related to the social protection coverage of and contributions by self-employed and part-time workers; and looks at the development of the labour share, and how it may be impacted by population ageing and technological progress. It also examines current policy trends and debates across OECD and EU countries, as well as attitudes towards broadening the financing basis for social protection. |
