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ENASP Question of Common Interest Agricultural social protection systems’ financing: Various ways but common challenges?. ENASP – Plenary Meeting. Brussels Nov. 16th 2006. INTRODUCTION. Reminder : about Questions of Common Interest Description :
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ENASP Question of Common Interest Agricultural social protection systems’ financing: Various ways but common challenges? ENASP – Plenary Meeting Brussels Nov. 16th 2006
INTRODUCTION • Reminder : about Questions of Common Interest • Description : • A common theme interesting for all of us • Corresponding to an important stake in our systems’ activities • Extending over several experts meetings • Goals : • Information, knowledge of each other • Possibilities: common matters, or support to some members
INTRODUCTION • Analysis of financing: which interest? Ways of financing are very significant about the place and the role of social protection in a country • Which stakes for our systems? • To maintain the same level of social protection on a long term basis • To remain autonomous
A common context: demographic gap • Covered populations: More beneficiaries than active contributors… … Which is characteristic of agricultural populations
Financial Resources • Global level • Contributions are not sufficient • External resources represent an important share ( > 50 %) : • In every countries: State • Stable financings • And / or more insecure financings • In some countries: other social security schemes (most of the time the general scheme)
Financial Resources • Indicative proportions
Financial Resources • Various origins
Institutional and organisational issues • In some countries, the financing system is relatively unified • Some other countries have separate financing systems, by branches or risks Huge diversity between ENASP members in that field
Flows of money and functioning: Pattern of diagram Benefits Activities Kinds of financing Accountable funds Contributions Extra legal activities: social action, … State subsidies Taxes Management costs Other schemes Etc. Etc.
Example : KRUS (POLAND) Accountable funds Activities Kinds of financing Accidents Health Maternity Premium Contributions Pensions Pensions Management costs Administration State Prevention & Rehabilitation Prevention, rehabilitation… Incentive bonuses Motivation
Place and role of main actors in the financing • Insured people themselves (the covered population may be different according to the country) do not have a huge influence on the process • The State: • Strong interventions because agriculture is a sensitive file and because social protection is a tool of agricultural policy • A « dependence » with some political effects • The other social security schemes: often « difficult » relationships
Stakes and evolutions: which interpretations? • The financing of the whole social protection is questioned • Cf. ALOSS conference • Dependence on external financings • Our agricultural systems share a certain weakness in that field • Specific agricultural systems are often criticised
Stakes and evolutions: which interpretations? • Which solidarity? • Professional solidarity • Interprofessional solidarity (between schemes) • National solidarity • Diversification of resources: Insurance vs. assistance ?
CONCLUSION • A very political subject • A clear link with the question of contribution calculation • A common claim: external financings are not in contradiction to a specific and autonomous management • Financing vs. management-governance? • Europe : an help for our agricultural systems?
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