Welfare in Japan and Europe
Differences of welfare systems between Japan and European countries
Yoshiki Tanaka
Almost all countries have welfare systems. Each system differs and has features connected to each country. I want to compare welfare systems in each country, because I want to know about these more and think about what to do to take make welfare in Japan more satisfying. I will compare Japanese welfare with the welfare systems of different European countries.
First, each country spends its pension budget to the best of its ability. European countries, for example, Germany spend about twelve percent of money on its GDP on its pension. In addition, Sweden, known as the best welfare country all over the world, spends nearly forty percent of money that is spent its GDP. In these European countries, companies pay much more money than citizen does. In paying forty percent of welfare in Sweden, companies pay about thirty percent. On the other hand, citizen pay only about ten percent. Therefore, they pay only a little money at hospitals. It may lead to Sweden being the best welfare company all over the world. It is said that European people have the idea that companies should pay much than citizen. It is because companies have responsibilities to make people happy in not only making good products but also contributing to its society by joining charity activities and so on. However, compared to European countries such as Germany and France, in Japan, companies spend nearly as much money as citizen on welfare system. In addition, the government spends less money on its pension and decreases amount of money that is spent on welfare every year. It shows that Japan is not positive toward welfare policy because it has the red for many years. The red also leads to an increase in households without savings. This causes inequality between the poor and the rich. In Japan, the consumption tax rate is eight percent. It may be easy for the rich to pay tax in this rate. However, for the poor, especially older people, it may be hard to pay.
Yoshiki Tanaka
Almost all countries have welfare systems. Each system differs and has features connected to each country. I want to compare welfare systems in each country, because I want to know about these more and think about what to do to take make welfare in Japan more satisfying. I will compare Japanese welfare with the welfare systems of different European countries.
First, each country spends its pension budget to the best of its ability. European countries, for example, Germany spend about twelve percent of money on its GDP on its pension. In addition, Sweden, known as the best welfare country all over the world, spends nearly forty percent of money that is spent its GDP. In these European countries, companies pay much more money than citizen does. In paying forty percent of welfare in Sweden, companies pay about thirty percent. On the other hand, citizen pay only about ten percent. Therefore, they pay only a little money at hospitals. It may lead to Sweden being the best welfare company all over the world. It is said that European people have the idea that companies should pay much than citizen. It is because companies have responsibilities to make people happy in not only making good products but also contributing to its society by joining charity activities and so on. However, compared to European countries such as Germany and France, in Japan, companies spend nearly as much money as citizen on welfare system. In addition, the government spends less money on its pension and decreases amount of money that is spent on welfare every year. It shows that Japan is not positive toward welfare policy because it has the red for many years. The red also leads to an increase in households without savings. This causes inequality between the poor and the rich. In Japan, the consumption tax rate is eight percent. It may be easy for the rich to pay tax in this rate. However, for the poor, especially older people, it may be hard to pay.
作品名：Welfare in Japan and Europe 作家名：Yoshiki