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1 1 The Japanese Public Pension System: What Went Wrong and What Reform Measures We Have by Noriyuki Takayama Professor of Economics, Hitotsubashi University International Conference on Japan and Ital : Economic Performances and Policies Compared, Bocconi University, Milano,, October 2003
2 Organization 2 Brief Brief Outline of Current Provisions Demography Basic Basic Facts: Identifying Main JPN Problems Future Future Policy Options Concluding Remarks
3 Brief Outline of Current Provisions 3 2-tier Benefits Contributions The Biggest Business
4 Two-tier Benefits (DB) 4 Basic Basic Flat-rate Benefits (PM, PP) 66,400 yen = Euro 516 Earnings Earnings-related related Benefits (40Yrs) 28.5% of Career Average Monthly Real Earnings Replacement Rate (One-earner earner Couple) Around 60% Net (230,000 yen = Euro 1,780) CPI CPI Indexation
5 Contributions/Transfer from GR 5 Contributions 13.58% of Annual Wages 13,300 yen = Euro 103 (PM, PP) Subsidy Subsidy from General Revenue 1/3 of Flat-rate Basic Benefits Mainly Mainly PAYG, but with Partial Prefunding
6 The Biggest Business in Japan 6 Aggregate SS Pension Benefits 44 tr. Yen = Euro 341 billion in 2003 (12% of National Income) cf. The Automobile Industry 40 tr. Yen (Domestic Output in 2000) Rapidly Rapidly Growing
7 Demography 7 TFR Total Total No. of Populations Proportion of 65+
8 Trends in the Total Fertility Rate of Japan in high variant medium variant low variant YEAR S ource: National Institute of Population and S ocial S ecurity Research (2002), Population Projections for Japan:
9 Actual and Projected Population of Japan 9 (million) low variant high variant medium variant YEAR Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (2002), Population Projections for Japan:
10 Proportion of the Elderly (+65) in Japan (%) high variant medium variant low variant Year % (Japan) 5 0 YEAR Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (2002), Population Projections for Japan:
11 Basic Facts 11 Deficit Deficit in Current Account Balance Balance Sheet: Huge Excess Liabilities SS Pension Contributions: Heavy Burdens Outstanding Too Too Much Income Transfers between Generations Increasing Drop-out out
12 Current Account of the KNH 12 (trillion yen) (YEAR)
13 Balance Sheet of the KNH 13 (as at the 31 st MAR 2000) (trillion yen) 2,500 Excess Liabilities: 530 tr. yen 2,000 1,500 1, F. Reserve Transfers (GR) Contributions 1170 Assets Liabilities
14 Balance Sheet of the KNH Part 1 (as at the 31st MAR 2000) Pension Liabilities Accrued from FUTURE Contributions 14 (trillion yen) 1,600 1,400 1,200 1, Transfers (GR) Excess Liabilities: 80 tr. yen Contributions Assets Liabilities
15 Balance Sheet of the KNH Part 2 (as at the 31 st MAR 2000) Pension Liabilities Accrued from PAST Contributions 15 (trillion yen) 800 Excess Liabilities: 450 tr. yen Transfers (GR) F. Reserve Assets 720 Liabilities
16 Which Is More, SS Contributions or Tax Revenues? FY 2003 National Budget, Japan 16 (trillion yen) SS Contributions 43.9 Tax (Central Gov.t)
17 Main Income Sources of Japan s Central Government FY 2003 National Budget, Japan 17 (trillion yen) Consumption Tax Personal Income Tax SS Pension Contributions SS Health Care Contributions Corporate Income Tax
18 Per-capita Income by Age in Japan 18 (10,000 yen) before Redistribution after Redistribution Age Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, The 1996 Income Redistribution Survey
19 SS pension benefits are the major source of retirement income 19 Interest and Dividends 5% Wages and Salaries 6% Others 11% SS Pension Benefits 78% Source: The 1989 NSFIE (elderly couples: median income group) median income: 3.38 million yen
20 Drop-out from SS Pensions (Non-employees) Delinquency in Paying Pension Contributions 20 % YEAR
21 Future Policy Options 21 Is NDC the Answer? Other Other Policy Concerns
22 Is NDC the Answer? 22 How Helpful? Any JPN-specific Problems Remaining? Politically Feasible?
23 23 Strengthening Incentive-Compatibility Direct Direct Link between Contributions and Pension Benefits Every Penny Counts Increased Credibility
24 JPN-specific Problems 24 Income Income Reporting Reliable? Legacy Legacy Pensions Huge Excess Liabilities Reducing Reducing EL: Several Options
25 Option 1: Reducing Benefits 25 Deflation Deflation-Indexing A Clawback System Macroeconomic Indexation Increasing the NRA to 67 Deducting Contributions for Health Care More More Taxes on Benefits
26 Option 2: Increasing Contributions 26 Incentive Incentive-compatible? compatible? What Matters is Taste of Pie Penalties Penalties on Employment Non-neutral neutral & Regressive Income Income Tax Revenues
27 Option 3: Increasing Subsidies 27 Where Where to Go: Flat-rate Basic Benefits (1/3 1/2) or Guaranteed Pensions or Legacy Pensions? What What Funding Source: Consumption Tax or Income Tax or Cutting Other Public Expenditure?
28 Other Policy Concerns 28 Relaxing Relaxing the Earnings-test Earnings Earnings-split split between Husband & Wife Extending Coverage to Part-time time Employees Non Non-Employees: Shift to Income-related Contributions Strengthening Private Initiatives
29 Concluding Remarks 29 Options Options Vary among Different Ministries No Concrete Proposals, Yet, from Political Parties Government reform plan may be fixed by the end of DEC 2003
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