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100			_aCollins, MicheaiL. _921891
245			_aPrivate pensins and the gender distribution of fiscal welfare
260			_aSocial Policy and Society
300			_a19(3), Jul, 2020: p.500-516
520			_aThe provision of taxation relief to support pension savings has become a large and expensive aspect of the welfare state in many countries. Among OECD member states this exceeds $200 billion in revenue forgone each year. Previous research has consistently found this fiscal welfare to have pronounced regressive distributive outcomes. However, little is known about the gendered impact of these fiscal welfare supports, a void this article addresses. Using data for Ireland the article finds that the current structure of fiscal welfare supports notably favours males over females. Nominal contribution levels are higher among males, and males are more likely to be active contributors to pension savings. The associated tax supports are consequently skewed, with two-thirds received by men and one-third by women. This outcome suggests a continuation of the gender earnings gap into retirement and a discontinuity between longevity expectations and tax policy supports for pension provision. - Reproduced
650			_aTaxation, Pensions, Fiscal welfare, Gender, Inequalities _919859
773			_aSocial Policy and Society
906			_aPENSIONERS
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