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Work to 75? Swedish PM pension remarks spark furor
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STOCKHOLM | Tue Feb 7, 2012 9:03am EST
(Reuters) - Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said people should work till they are 75 rather than expect to retire at 65, sparking a furor in a country that prides itself on its cradle-to-grave welfare system.
Reinfeldt heads a center-right coalition that has so far cautiously cut taxes and some welfare spending without alienating middle class voters proud of their social security.
He made his remarks ahead of a conference this week on jobs for the elderly and women, which will be attended by some European leaders.
"The question is whether an employer will have a different attitude to someone who is 55 if the 55-year-old says, 'now I am thinking of working for another 20 years'," Reinfeldt was quoted by daily Dagens Nyheter as saying.
"The view of the Left is that when work becomes too difficult you take early retirement or some other kind of benefit. I would rather say that when the job becomes too difficult you should do some other kind of work," he added.
Measures to lessen the fiscal burden of pensions have sparked protests across Europe as it tries to deal with cutting its massive debt burdens.
Speaking later to reporters, Reinfeldt said he was trying to get a discussion going before the conference, known as the Northern Future Forum.
Reinfeldt said Sweden had to face the fact that people were living longer and that to maintain current levels of welfare and pension payment they would also have to work longer.
His remarks got blanket coverage in the local media.
"Just talking about raising the age limit is a provocation for all those who would like to work longer but cannot manage it," said Tomas Eneroth, a spokesman on social affairs for largest opposition party, the Social Democrats.
"Readers say: we want to stop working before 65," tabloid Expressen said on its website.
A poll on tabloid website Aftonbladet showed 90 percent of the 89,452 people who voted rejected the idea of working to 75.
Swedes can qualify at 65 for a state-funded pension for those who had little or no income. Other pensions can be taken from 61. People have the right to work to 67, but can work longer if they agree with their employer.
(Reporting by Patrick Lannin, Editing by Alistair Scrutton)
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/籲75歲退休-瑞典總...F0A.Wci.mamwRwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3
籲75歲退休 瑞典總理引公憤
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中央社中央社 – 2012年2月8日 上午12:16
（中央社斯德哥爾摩7日綜合外電報導）瑞典總理賴因費爾特表示，大家都應該工作到75歲，不該期望在65歲就退休。這番話在瑞典引發公憤，因為這個國家一向以「從搖籃到墳墓」照顧人民的福利制度為傲。
賴因費爾特（Fredrik Reinfeldt）領導中間偏右聯合政府，上台至今小心翼翼削減稅收和部分福利支出，尚未引起以社會安全制度為榮的中產階級不滿。
他本週將參加一項關於老人和女性就業問題的會議，有些歐洲國家領袖也將參加。
英國、北歐與波羅的海諸國的首相和總理明天將齊聚一堂，探討如何讓老年人延長職業生涯，以及讓更多的女性自行創業。
賴因費爾特今天在「每日新聞」（Dagens Nyheter）刊出的訪談中表示，希望瑞典人考慮工作到75歲，並在50歲以後轉換跑道。他說，雇主必須樂意雇用55歲以上的人。
他說：「55歲的人如果說『好啊，我打算工作到75歲』，那麼就還有20年的工作時間；相較於這時已準備5、6年內退休的人，這是一段非常長，而且相當有意思的雇用關係。」
瑞典的退休年齡很有彈性，民眾可在61歲時開始提領退休金，也可以工作到67歲。1010207
Work to 75? Swedish PM pension remarks spark furor
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STOCKHOLM | Tue Feb 7, 2012 9:03am EST
(Reuters) - Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said people should work till they are 75 rather than expect to retire at 65, sparking a furor in a country that prides itself on its cradle-to-grave welfare system.
Reinfeldt heads a center-right coalition that has so far cautiously cut taxes and some welfare spending without alienating middle class voters proud of their social security.
He made his remarks ahead of a conference this week on jobs for the elderly and women, which will be attended by some European leaders.
"The question is whether an employer will have a different attitude to someone who is 55 if the 55-year-old says, 'now I am thinking of working for another 20 years'," Reinfeldt was quoted by daily Dagens Nyheter as saying.
"The view of the Left is that when work becomes too difficult you take early retirement or some other kind of benefit. I would rather say that when the job becomes too difficult you should do some other kind of work," he added.
Measures to lessen the fiscal burden of pensions have sparked protests across Europe as it tries to deal with cutting its massive debt burdens.
Speaking later to reporters, Reinfeldt said he was trying to get a discussion going before the conference, known as the Northern Future Forum.
Reinfeldt said Sweden had to face the fact that people were living longer and that to maintain current levels of welfare and pension payment they would also have to work longer.
His remarks got blanket coverage in the local media.
"Just talking about raising the age limit is a provocation for all those who would like to work longer but cannot manage it," said Tomas Eneroth, a spokesman on social affairs for largest opposition party, the Social Democrats.
"Readers say: we want to stop working before 65," tabloid Expressen said on its website.
A poll on tabloid website Aftonbladet showed 90 percent of the 89,452 people who voted rejected the idea of working to 75.
Swedes can qualify at 65 for a state-funded pension for those who had little or no income. Other pensions can be taken from 61. People have the right to work to 67, but can work longer if they agree with their employer.
(Reporting by Patrick Lannin, Editing by Alistair Scrutton)
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/籲75歲退休-瑞典總...F0A.Wci.mamwRwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3
籲75歲退休 瑞典總理引公憤
-字
+字
中央社中央社 – 2012年2月8日 上午12:16
（中央社斯德哥爾摩7日綜合外電報導）瑞典總理賴因費爾特表示，大家都應該工作到75歲，不該期望在65歲就退休。這番話在瑞典引發公憤，因為這個國家一向以「從搖籃到墳墓」照顧人民的福利制度為傲。
賴因費爾特（Fredrik Reinfeldt）領導中間偏右聯合政府，上台至今小心翼翼削減稅收和部分福利支出，尚未引起以社會安全制度為榮的中產階級不滿。
他本週將參加一項關於老人和女性就業問題的會議，有些歐洲國家領袖也將參加。
英國、北歐與波羅的海諸國的首相和總理明天將齊聚一堂，探討如何讓老年人延長職業生涯，以及讓更多的女性自行創業。
賴因費爾特今天在「每日新聞」（Dagens Nyheter）刊出的訪談中表示，希望瑞典人考慮工作到75歲，並在50歲以後轉換跑道。他說，雇主必須樂意雇用55歲以上的人。
他說：「55歲的人如果說『好啊，我打算工作到75歲』，那麼就還有20年的工作時間；相較於這時已準備5、6年內退休的人，這是一段非常長，而且相當有意思的雇用關係。」
瑞典的退休年齡很有彈性，民眾可在61歲時開始提領退休金，也可以工作到67歲。1010207
