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http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/issues/_issue/employment/_paper/how-expensive-is-the-welfare-state/
How expensive is the welfare state?
15 December 2009
This report first presents information on trends and composition of social expenditure across the OECD. After accounting for the impact of taxation and private benefits, social expenditure amounts to over 30% of GDP in Belgium. According to this OECD report, that is amongst the highest percentages in the world. Since 1990, growth in real social spending has outpaced real GDP growth in most OECD countries which could put unsustainable pressure on our much appreciated welfare model. Another wake-up call for structural reforms?

http://oberon.sourceoecd.org/vl=1163710/cl=48/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/wppdf?file=5ks712h5cg7l.pdf

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