TAIWAN - Reform of the Taiwanese pension system for public employees must focus on reducing the NT$8trn (US$245.4bn) sum the government will be forced to spend on pensions in the coming years, said Lu Ming-tai, director of the department for retirement and survivor relief at the ministry of civil service.
In an article, Ming-tai said that according to ministry estimates, in the next 30 to 50 years, the Taiwanese government will have to spend a total of NT$8trn on civil service pensions. “This is a h...
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