Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Sweden are on top of the list with their reformed public pension schemes in the EU, while Spain, Austria and France have made the least progress, according to a new study released by Merrill Lynch. The report ranked the EU countries according to their public retirement systems, including expected pension costs, and economic measures such as public debt and the overall tax burden.
“If we look at the more static sub-indicator, which gives an idea of the current state of public retirement systems, Ireland and the UK also come out at the top, reflecting their better demographic...
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