{"id":362,"date":"2016-07-20T08:28:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T06:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/uncategorized\/toekomst-pensioenstelsel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:32:45","slug":"the-future-of-the-pension-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/toekomst-pensioenstelsel\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of the pension system"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The pension system is a hot topic. Last week, we reported in an article<\/a> and a factsheet<\/a> regarding the phasing out of the self-administered director-owner pension (PEB) envisaged by State Secretary for Finance Wiebes. However, the pension system for \u201cordinary\u201d employees also needs to be revised. In a letter<\/a> In a letter dated 8 July 2016, Klijnsma, State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, outlines the government\u2019s position on this matter.<\/p>\n

New pension scheme from 2020<\/h4>\n

The introduction of a new pension system is, of course, a major undertaking. These are arrangements that will affect almost every Dutch citizen for the greater part of their lives. That is why the Government is taking ample time to draw up well-considered rules and to ensure they are properly enshrined in law. For the time being, the aim is to introduce the new pension system from 2020. In the short term, therefore, pension providers, employers and employees do not yet need to make preparations for the new pension system. In fact, this is not yet possible at all, as so far only the broad outlines of the new system have been set out.<\/p>\n

Minor improvements<\/h4>\n

A number of minor improvements to the current pension system will, however, be implemented in the short term. These improvements are in addition to the \u201cminor\u201d adjustments that the Government has already made recently in anticipation of the changed social and financial circumstances.<\/p>\n