Social Security Reserve Fund (Spain)

The Social Security Reserve Fund (nicknamed la hucha de las pensiones, "the piggy bank of the pensions") was created in 2000 with the aim of investing current social security surpluses to finance future State Pension Scheme shortfalls. It was created as one of the recommendations of the tri-partite Pacto de Toledo of 1995 between government, employers and trade unions.[1] In 2009 the fund amounted to 60 Bn€[2] and in 2010 assets had increased to 64 Bn€.[3]

Origins

edit

The establishment of the Social Security Reserve Fund was part of the 1994 Toledo Pact agreement between government, employers and unions. Under the agreement the surpluses of the social security system were to be paid into the reserve fund with the aim of security pension payments in the future when demographics bring the pensions system into deficit.

Finances

edit

Starting in 2000 and until 2008 the Spanish government paid 45 Bn euros into the fund while investment income from the fund reached a total of 17 Bn eur.[4]

The economic crisis caused a significant reduction in employment and a similar fall in payroll taxes leading to a social security deficit. In 2012 and 2013 the government tapped the fund for 18 Bn eur as a measure to avoid not meeting its deficit target und EU rules. In 2014 it is expected to withdraw another 11 Bn,[5] Having reached 66 Bn euros in 2010 it fell to 59 Bn in 2012 and will end 2013 with 53 Bn eur.

Fund

edit
Social Security Reserve Fund (Spain)
(in million of euros)
Year Total Fund Capital retired
2000 601
2001 2.433
2002 6.169
2003 12.025
2004 19.330
2005 27.185
2006 35.879
2007 45.716
2008 57.223
2009 60.022
2010 64.375
2011 66.815
2012 63.008 7,003
2013 53.744 18.651
2014 41.634 33.951
2015 32.481 47.201
2016 15.020 67.337
2017 8.095 74.437
2018 5.043 77.437
Fuente: Seguridad Social (España)[6]

References

edit
  1. ^ http://www.tt.mtin.es/periodico/documentos/Recomen%20Pacto%20Toledo.htm Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  2. ^ http://www.seg-social.es/prdi00/groups/public/documents/binario/130893.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Seguridad social 2010". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Revista Seguridad Social Activa - las cifras claras". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  5. ^ "El Fondo de Reserva de la Seguridad Social costeará el 10% del gasto en pensiones contributivas en 2014". 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ Web Seguridad Social - Report to Parliament 2018