10 Amendments of Ashley FOX related to 2010/2027(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the impact of the global recession on public finances and the wider economy; in addition, considers that an ageing population coupled with a declining birth rate within Europe represents a fundamental demographic change which will require reform of the welfare and fiscal systems of Europe; and of the Stability and Growth Pact, in order to fulfil Member States' obligation to make their pension systems more sustainable;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that in recent years various ways of intergenerational accounting, projecting the development of public debt in the next decades and the implicit costs to future generations have been used which highlight sustainability gap indicators, for example the required primary balance, which represents the structural budget balance needed to ensure the sustainability of public finances;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to provide continuous intergenerational accounting including estimates on future debt burdens and sustainability gaps in public finances of the Member States and to make the results publicly available in a way that is easily accessible and understandable;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the current debt projections are alarming and will pile up huge debt burdens on future generations and therefore calls on the Member States to cut their structural primary deficits and move towards a sustainable debt ratio;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recommends that the Member States put forward measures to increase general productivity and especially productivity in the provision of welfare services, including health services and care for the elderly;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that if all the increased years of lifetime would be healthy instead of sick, the sustainability gap of public finances would according to some calculations be 1,5% of GDP smaller and hence it is of upmost importance to prevent health problems and to treat them at an earlier stage;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to encourage private pension provision and to ensure that public sector pensions are no more generous, both in terms of contributions and benefits, than those of the taxpayers who ultimately pay for them; notes that private sector pension funds will play an important role in diminishing the future burden of providing state pensions; stresses the need to replace the Pay-as-you-Go system with capital funded systems;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned over the failure of many Member States to reform their pension systems; calls on the Commission to present an analysis of the situation in all Member States, highlighting the long term risks for each Member State;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to support families within their tax and benefits systems; and to provide services to families with small children as well as proper prenatal services;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to remove all disincentives, particularly in relation to tax and pensions, for older people to continue working beyond retirement age, and encourages effective support mechanisms and incentives, since the impact of ageing depends on how much the ageing population will make itself available as a work force, the employment rate and the average amount of working hours.