Solutions to a Slowly Growing/Declining Population Flashcards

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Incentives

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Increase birth rate through offering incentives to have bigger families (e.g child / working tax credit, child trust fund)

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Paternity Benefits

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More paternity benefits to ensure families have more support during the initial months.

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Increase Retirement Age

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Higher retirement age to increase the number of taxpayers AND reduce the number receiving pensions.

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Female Employment

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Increase female employment to raise tax revenue e.g. crèches in work place, equal pay, flexi time.

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Increase Tax

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Increase taxes for the active population to plug any shortfall in a countries finances

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Immigration

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Gov. may need to create more economically active / workers / consumers and tax payers through immigration.

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