Sentence examples for increase contribution rates from inspiring English sources

"Secondly, we need to increase contribution rates to 12% [from 9.5% at present] as soon as possible".

Previous research has found that punishment (both centralized and decentralized) increases contribution rates (Andreoni and Gee 2012; Fehr and Gächter 2000; O'Gorman et al. 2009).

This literature has emphasized the powerful effect of punishment as a means of increasing contribution rates in a public goods game.

The agreement said that any additional costs would be borne by the workforce, and we agreed a new tiered and increased contribution rate.

The 2008 valuation of the MPs' pension scheme found there was a £51m deficit, and in July 2009, MPs agreed to increase their contribution rates and cap the amount the Exchequer contributes at 28.7%.

For several years, pensions experts have argued that the combined contributions fall short of the actual cost and the government needs to scale back retirement incomes or increase staff contribution rates.

The charity has since been able to address its future deficit of £86.5m by closing the final salary section to new entrants, increasing staff contribution rates, and passing on part of future cost increases to pension scheme members.

Some studies argue that such policy generates greater welfare gain than reducing the pension benefits or increasing the contribution rates.

Facing a gap of £86.5m, it was able to make changes including closing the final salary section to new entrants; increasing staff contribution rates; retirement age; and sharing the cost of future life expectancy increases with pension scheme members, all while meeting its obligations to its pension trust.

"The government has already announced increases in contribution rates and will decide how much the country can afford to spend [the cost ceiling proposed by Hutton] before the other details can be worked out".

In general, the earlier literature has found that increasing the retirement age is a relatively "painless" adjustment and yields fiscal relief comparable to other "painful" reforms, such as reducing the benefits or increasing the contribution rates (e.g., Auerbach et al. 1989; Boersch-Supan and Ludwig 2010; Hviding and Marette 1998).