澳门养老保障制度改革

Pension System Reform in Macao

随着人口老年化的全球趋势,养老保障成为了各地社会保障的重要内容,特别是如何保障人们未知的老年经济生活。澳门特区政府意识到这一趋势,相应地在养老保障上制定了若干政策,但现在澳门养老保障制度仍存在不少缺口。政府在2007年引入双层式社会保障制度,期望完善制度的不足,落实和促进长者的福利。本文首先回顾澳门的养老保障制度,再简介2007—2009年政府对社会保障制度的改革构想。可供讨论的问题仍然很多,本文尝试对未来的双层式社会保障制度谈几点展望。

Accompany with the global ageing trend,the pension system is becoming a crucial component of social security to ensure the basic livelihood of the aged.Needless to say, there is no exception for Macao,hence the need for an intensive and comprehensive reform of the pension system is increasingly important.Macao SAR Government notified this trend and recently has delivered various relevant policies or programs.However,those policies or programs are still criticized because of the coverage and adequacy of those programs.Therefore, since 2007,the Government has introduced a two-pillar social security system with the aim of improving the pension system and promoting welfare for the elderly.This article(1)reviews the reform needs of the old-age security system in Macao;(2)describes the Governments future vision for the pension system and how the system may fulfill the goal;(3)proposes some prospects on the future two-pillar social security system outlined.