IV. Statistical tables (Table 9)


Table 9 Cost of Social Security in fiscal year 2009 according to the ILO standards
Table9 Cost of social security in fiscal year 2008 according to the ILO standards

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Notes:
1.
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 2009.
2.
“National Pension” includes the welfare pension and the universal basic pensions.
3.
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 2009. The estimated sum includes an inherited gain and loss from the previous scheme.
4.
“Employees’ Pension Fund, etc.” includes the Load Mining Pension Fund.
5.
“Farmers’ Pension Fund, etc.” includes the National Pension Fund.
6.
As of January 2010, medical benefits for work-induced disease and pension benefits of “Seamen’s Insurance” have been integrated to “Workmen’s Accident Compensation Insurance”, and unemployment benefits have been integrated into “Employment Insurance”. But, medical benefits for non-work disease and occupationally supplemental pension benefits have been included to “Seamen’s Insurance”.
7.
“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.
8.
“Public health” includes public grants for the treatment of tuberculosis, etc.
9.
“Family benefits” include not only child allowances but also income support for single parent families and handicapped children.
10.
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.”
11.
Rounding of the numbers may cause some discrepancies. After the rounding of numbers, a zero represents up to one million.
 
12.
“Unemployment and labor market measures” include subsidies for elderly employees.
 
Explanatory notes on items from “Cost of Social Security”
1.
Explanatory notes on receipts items
(i)
Income from capital includes interest, dividends, rents, capital gains, profits from redemption, etc.
(ii)
Transfers from other schemes include the following: contributions to special schemes for persons employed on a daily-wage basis in Association-Kenpo 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 payment from all schemes to the medical care system for early-stage elderly; transfer payments from all health insurance schemes to the medical care system for latter-stage elderly; 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.
(iii)
Other receipts include fees, cost-sharing, indemnities for damage, etc.
2.
Explanatory notes on expenditure items
(i)
Administrative costs include various costs for running offices, membership fees, transportation costs for business trips, etc.
(ii)
Operating loss in capital market; Evaluated oss of funds at the end of the accounting year.
 
(iii)
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, for early-stage elderly and for Medical care system for latter-stage elderly; 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.
(iv)
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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