“…Reform of these two components of the government wage bill appeared necessary for containing the deterioration of the public finances in several EU countries, as a consequence of the financial crisis. …”

“…Consequently, governments have adopted pen-sion reforms in order to relieve pressure on public finances. These reforms have contributed to a relative shift from public to private pension schemes. …”

“…"In a Communication on 3 March 2010, the Commission outlined a proposal for a Europe-2020 Strategy to help the Union emerge from the crisis and to return growth and public finances to sustainable trajectories. In this context, the ECOFIN Council on 16 March agreed that "… there is a need to start identifying areas that constitute the main bottlenecks, including infrastructure, to growth at EU and national level and designing policies that will provide the right conditions for sustainable and balanced growth and jobs in the future" To this end, in May 2010 a specific Country Review exercise was carried out involving the Economic Policy Committee and the Economic and Financial Committee. …”

“…This not only affects the creation of jobs, but also, through lower tax revenues and stagnant GDP levels, the consolidation of public finances. There are clear signs that Europe is not investing enough in its future productive capacity, which will have a significant impact on long-term growth rates in Europe. …”

“…Medicaid, a safety net program and payer of last resort designed for people with low incomes and few assets, is the primary public financing system for LTC, with benefits varying from state to state. …”

“…"This paper provides a quantitative evaluation of the macroeconomic, distributional, and fiscal effects of three reform proposals for Germany: i) a reduction in the social security tax in the low-wage sector, ii) a publicly financed expansion of full-day child care and full-day schooling, and iii) the further deregulation of the professional service sector. …”

“…Hence, the updated projections of age-related expenditure and the associated sustainability assessments will provide important insights on both the economic impact of ageing and the risks to the long-term sustainability of Member States’ public finances reflecting new economic environment, affected by a durable impact of the current crisis, and further reform effort by EU MS. …”

“…Most importantly, they open a new research agenda for the study of public sector wage-setting that should shift its focus to public sector employment relations, public finance, public administrations, and the politics of fiscal policy."…”

“…Against this background this contribution discusses and proposes the introduction of the traditional public finance golden rule into the EU/Eurozone fiscal framework (Stability and growth pact (SGP), Fiscal Compact (FC)). …”

“…Funding from the programme partners is conditional on speedy action to clean up Ireland's financial sector, to put the public finances on a sustainable path and to implement a structural reform package. …”

“…. • Analysis of the impact of the recent economic crisis on the interplay among educational attainment, employment, earnings and public finance. • More in-depth information related to upper secondary completion rates. • A detailed examination of the types and use of student loans. • For the first time, data from Colombia and Latvia." …”

“…However, pressures on public finances, and the burden that social spending imposes on the ‘productive’ parts of economies, raise questions about whether European countries can still afford their welfare states. …”

“…The AMR noted that, on the internal side, the high level of private debt is a concern, also in a context of a weak public finance situation with high and increasing government debt. …”

“…The scheme will be publicly financed and the injured workman will not find himself pitted against his employer's insurance company. …”

“…But of course where public finance and state administration is involved, there must be Government regulation of the nature of the service on broad lines. …”