Rich pensioners mean less poverty
The amount of poverty in the Netherlands is going down due to the increase in wealthy pensioners, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS. In 2006, 9.7% of households are classed by the CBS as being ‘low-income’; next year the figure will be 8.8%.
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