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Old-Age Pension Insurance in ZUS and KRUS in the Context of the Insured and Public Finances

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  • Podstawka Łukasz

    (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Economic Sciences)

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Subject and purpose of work: The subject of this paper was to assess the old-age pension insurance in ZUS (Social Insurance Institution) and KRUS (Agricultural Social Insurance Fund) from the perspective of a person insured and the public finances. The purpose of the study was to calculate the difference in saving efficiency of the insured in ZUS and KRUS.Materials and methods: The study uses literature in the field of social security, legal acts, mass statistics data, and statistical data of KRUS and ZUS. Descriptive and financial analysis methods were used. The results of the study were presented using the tabular method.Results: As a result of the analysis, it was found that currently the income adequacy of old-age pension insurance in Poland is about 50%. It is much lower than what is considered optimal, which is estimated at 70%. The share of subsidies for old-age pension insurance in budget expenditure in Poland is growing and in 2018 this ratio was 16.16%.Conclusions: The efficiency of saving in old-age pension insurance in KRUS is over 6 times higher than the efficiency of old-age pension saving in ZUS.

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  • Podstawka Łukasz, 2019. "Old-Age Pension Insurance in ZUS and KRUS in the Context of the Insured and Public Finances," Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne, Sciendo, vol. 12(3), pages 312-325, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecoreg:v:12:y:2019:i:3:p:312-325:n:8
    DOI: 10.2478/ers-2019-0028
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    Keywords

    old-age pension insurance; ZUS; KRUS; income adequacy; subsidy; government budget; efficiency; contributions; retirement;
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    JEL classification:

    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
    • K34 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Tax Law

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