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Table of contents; Basic Statistics of Belgium, 2011; Executive summary; Main findings; Key recommendations; Assessment and recommendations; Exiting the crisis with a more agile economy and better prepared for ageing challenges; The recovery is hesitant; Table 1. Economic indicators; Figure 1. Labou...

Figure 5. Illustrative public debt pathsReform of early retirement should improve fiscal sustainability; Figure 6. Expected increases of ageing costs are relatively high; Figure 7. Average effective age of retirement versus the official age; Fiscal federalism reform aligns better revenue and spendin...

Figure 8. Belgian employment rates are age dependentFigure 9. Tax wedges are high; Box 5. The wage formation system; Box 6. Main recommendations to supplement the government's labour market reform; Health care needs to be provided more efficiently and flexibly in an ageing society; Figure 10. Health...

Box 7. Main recommendations to secure a more cost-efficient and responsive health systemRationalising the use of the transport infrastructure to reduce congestion; Figure 11. Employment and unemployment rates have large geographical variation; Figure 12. Traffic outcomes are not promising; Reducing...

Chapter 1. Enhancing the cost efficiency and flexibility of the health sector to adjust to population ageingPopulation ageing poses considerable challenges; Figure 1.1. Population ageing; Box 1.1. Future health and long-term care demand is difficult to anticipate; Table 1.1. Projected increase in pu...

Box 1.2. Physical activity and health