Interview Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn in NFDR Exclusief
On 17 January 2017 prof. dr. Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn, Professor of Cross Border Pension Tax Law at Maastricht University and Director of ITEM (Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility) was interviewed by economic journalist drs. Freek Andriesse. The interview was produced on behalf of Sdu (NDFR).
Het Nederlandse pensioenstelsel: kind en badwater
(The interview is held in Dutch)
NDFR in gesprek met Anouk Bollen
"Nederland heeft één van de evenwichtigste pensioenstelsels ter wereld. Dat stelsel staat echter onder toenemende druk door onder meer vergrijzing, lage rente en een sterk veranderende arbeidsmarkt. De risico’s dreigen nu vooral op de schouders van de deelnemers te worden gelegd. De fiscale wetgever sorteert alvast voor en dreigt hierin door te schieten, waarschuwt hoogleraar pensioenrecht Anouk Bollen."
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