Microeconomic quantification of the benefits of Czech basic pension insurance according to 2023 parameters Cover Image

Mikroekonomická kvantifikace výhodnosti českého základního důchodového pojištění dle parametrů pro rok 2023
Microeconomic quantification of the benefits of Czech basic pension insurance according to 2023 parameters

Author(s): Jiří Vopátek
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, Welfare systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Public Finances, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí
Keywords: Czech Republic; pension; pension insurance premiums; solidarity; equivalence; assessment basis; internal rate of return; acquisition period;

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses the solidarity and equivalence of the minimum amount of the assessment base for the payment of pension insurance premiums for the period 1993−2022 with an assessment of the impact on the regular old-age pension for eight defined income-typed individuals. According to the parameters for 2023, the analysis revealed that with respect to the minimum countable income, employees receive a total pension benefit of up to 7.3 times their average monthly assessment base, concerning which the internal rate of return (IRR) attains its highest values. Regarding self-employed persons with a minimum assessment base for the payment of insurance premiums, the amount of the duly assessed old-age pension reaches more than 2.9 times their average monthly assessment base; thus, even in this case, the IRR attains high values. Persons on the minimum wage receive a total pension benefit at a level of 2.1 times their average monthly assessment base. The article proves, employing IRR analysis, that the so-called first pension pillar remains advantageous for persons with the lowest assessment bases for the deduction of pension insurance premiums.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 17-28
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech