Les dépenses de protection sociale en hausse dans l’UE

Infographie : F. Descheemaekere

[Euractiv]

Les 27 pays membres de l’UE dépensent davantage en matière de protection sociale en raison des mauvaises performances de l’économie. Ces dépenses ont augmenté d’environ 10 % entre 2007 et 2010, selon de nouvelles données d’Eurostat.

Benefits for families, pensions and healthcare all rose by about 10% in 2010. At the same time expenditure on unemployment increased by 33%. In 2010 and 2011, the average unemployment rate in the 27 EU member states was 9.7%. Since then the unemployment rate has risen to 10.6%, according to Eurostat. The two main sources of funding were social contributions (56%) and general government contributions from taxes (40%). The economic slump is entering its fifth year. However, the data from the EU's statistical office also showed great disparities between the member states.
The countries that spent the most of GDP on social protection were France (33.8%), Denmark (33.3%) and the Netherlands (32.1%). Romania spent the least at 17.6%, closely followed by Latvia at 17.8%.

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