All tax incentive articles
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Opinion PiecesEurope’s nasty pension tax dilemma
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Bill Sharpe famously once said that retirement drawdown is the “hardest, nastiest problem in finance”. In EU politics, the same thing could pretty much be said about taxation.
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Country ReportFrance country report 2025: The rise – and rise – of the French IORP
France’s approach to the IORP framework introduced in 2019 has propelled it into fourth place in size in Europe
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NewsGerman experts warn active pension alone will not solve labour shortages
Germany’s proposed ‘Aktivrente’, or active pension, is a step towards encouraging older workers to remain in employment
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NewsSwiss government backs opposing tax rules on pensions
Backing law that allows retroactive payments of pension contributions contrasts with government’s plan to increase taxes on savings withdrawals
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NewsSwiss government thumped for plan to reform voluntary savings system
Plan to abolish tax incentives in occupational and private pensions is part of austerity measures put forward by cabinet to save CHF3.5bn from 2027
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NewsDutch lump sum option postponed for fourth time
Pensioners will now get the option to take a lump sum of up to 10% of their retirement pot as of 1 July 2024 at the earliest, six months later than planned
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German labour minister calls on social partners to use new DC model
The aim is to increase the number of employees who can claim an occupational pension
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Danish pension fund P+ saw record extra contributions in 2020
Labour-market fund reports members made DKK255m (€34.3m) of additional payments into scheme last year
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News‘Status quo not an option’: PEPP rapporteur sets out views
Plans for a cross-border pension product enter discussions in the European Parliament
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Austrian pension group gets academic backing for tax proposal
Study details economic benefits of people making additional contributions to pension funds
