Table 9 Cost of Social Security in fiscal
year 2003 according to the ILO standards
Table 9 continued (No. 2)
Table 9 continued (No. 3)
Table 9 continued (No. 4)
Table 9 continued (No. 5)
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Note:
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1.
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Table 9 has been calculated in accordance with
the standards of the ILO’s “The Cost of Social Security
18th International Inquiry.” The estimates were
made through the annual settlement of each scheme’s accounts
for fiscal year 2003.
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2.
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“Health and Medical Services for the Aged” includes only medical
care benefits and grants for nursing homes and excludes other
health services such as medical check-ups and counseling, which
are included in “Public health.”
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3.
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“National Pension” includes the welfare pension
and the universal basic pensions.
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4.
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The income from capital of Employees’ Pension
Insurance and National Pension is estimated with reference
to the Annual Report of Capital Gain of Pensions’ Funds for
fiscal year 2003. The estimated sum includes an inherited gain
and loss from the previous scheme.
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5.
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“Enployees’ Pension Fund, etc.” includes the Load
Mining Pension Fund.
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6.
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“Farmers’ Pension Fund, etc.” includes the National
Pension Fund.
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7.
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“Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organization,
Employees’ Mutual Aid Association” was amalgamated into Employees’
Pension Insurance on April 1, 2002; however, the third tier
of the original pension scheme remained in the former organization.
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8.
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“Public health” includes public grants for the
treatment of tuberculosis, etc.
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9.
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“Family benefits” include not only child allowances
but also income support for single parent families and handicapped
children.
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10.
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As of April 1997, short-term benefits (i.e.,
medical benefits) of “Public Corporations Staff Mutual Aid Associations”
have been transferred to society-managed health insurance, and
long-term benefits (i.e., pension benefits) have been integrated
into employees’ pensions. Further, part of the pension benefits
have also been transferred to “16. Existing Associations,
etc.”
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11.
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Rounding of the numbers may cause some discrepancies.
After the rounding of numbers, a zero represents up to one million.
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12.
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“Unemployment and labor market measures”
include subsidies for elderly employees. |
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13.
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“Provisional special grant (fund introduced
smoothly) is included in the state subsidy for long-term care
insurance.
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Explanatory notes on items from “Cost of Social
Security”
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1. |
Explanatory notes on receipts items |
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(i) |
Income from capital includes interest, dividends,
rents, capital gains, profits from redemption, etc.
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Transfers from other schemes include the following:
contributions to special schemes for persons employed on a daily-wage
basis in Government-managed Health Insurance and National Health
Insurance; transfer payments from all health insurance schemes
to the Medical Care Service Program for Retired Employees in
National Health Insurance; transfer payments from all health
insurance schemes to Health and Medical Services for the Aged;
transfer payments from all schemes to the National Pension for
contribution to universal basic pensions; transfer payments
from the National Pension to other schemes for the payment of
universal Basic Pensions, transfer payments from all health
insurance schemes to Long-term care insurance, etc.
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(iii) |
Other receipts include fees, cost-sharing,
indemnities for damage, etc.
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2. |
Explanatory notes on expenditure items
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(i)
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Administrative costs include various costs
for running offices, membership fees, transportation costs for
business trips, etc.
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(ii)
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Operating loss in capital market; Evaluated
loss of funds at the end of the accounting year.
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(iii)
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Transfers to other schemes include transfer
payments from the other health insurance schemes to special
schemes for persons employed on a daily-wage basis, for Retired
Employees, and for Health and Medical Services for the Aged;
transfer payments from Other pension schemes to the National
Pension for universal Basic Pensions; transfer payments paid
by the National Pension to the other schemes for the universal
Basic Pension, transfer payments from all health insurance schemes
to Long-term care contributions, etc.
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(iv)
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Other expenditures include administrative
costs for the Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund, grants
for constructing medical care and welfare service facilities,
Maintenance fees for the facilities, etc.
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