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old age and invalidity insurance.
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ordained clergymen, and, moreover, the wives of all persons thus exempted.
Further, decision shall rest with Government whether, and under what
conditions, persons that are entitled to a pension on the ground of holding posts in
the public or in private service, or on the ground of insurance in a pension or
annuity establishment, shall be dispensed from the payment of fees.
Scales of income and fees. All insured persons shall pay an annual
foundation fee (grundavgift) for all in common, of 3 kronor. Over and above that
foundation fee, all persons who during the year next preceding have been in
receipt of an income of at least 500 kronor, shall pay an additional fee
(till-läggsavgift) of 2 kronor, if their income is under 800 kronor, of 5 kronor, if
their income is as much as 800 kronor but less than 1 200 kronor, and of
10 kronor, if their income is as much as, or exceeds, 1 200 kronor.
The insured are thus divided according to income into 4 "income classes"
with varying fees in accordance with the subjoined scheme:
Annual income under 500 kronor........fee 3 kr.
» » 500— 799 » ........» 5 »
» » 800—1 199 » ........» 8 »
s » 1 200 kr. and upwards.......»13 »
The foundation fee is defrayed by the commune in which the person is
registered. The fees are collected by the same authorities as collect the rates (in the
country by the kommunalnämnd, in towns by the drätselkammare, except in
Stockholm, which has a special board for the collection of rates). The fees
thus collected are delivered to the Pension Fund. Should any person liable to
the payment of fees fail to pay the foundation fee, or pay only part thereof, the
commune in which the said person resides shall be held responsible, and shall
be liable, for the due payment of the fee thus outstanding.
The said additional fees of 2, 5, and 10 kronor respectively shall be debited
and collected along with the State taxes. In exceptional cases Government may
prescribe that the foundation fees of 3 kronor shall likewise be collected along
with the State taxes. However, this provision does not exempt the parishes
from their liability for the payment of the fees into the Pension Fund.
Tlie pensions. Pensions are granted for the amount which corresponds, in
accordance with the rules below, to the value of the pension fees paid (fee
pension), and in the case of disablement of an additional amount defrayed from
public means (pension increment).
A "fee pension" (avgiftspension) is given in the case of permanent incapacity
for work, and in any case not later than on the attainment of the age of 67,
■even if permanent incapacity for work has not yet set in. "Permanent
incapacity for work" (invalidity) shall be deemed to exist in any person who in
consequence of old age, bodily or mental disease, crippled condition, or defect, is
unable any longer to support himself by work accommodated to his strength
or ability. The amount of the fee pension is for men 30 %, and for women
24 of the aggregate sum of the pension fees.
The "pension increment" (pensionstillägg) is paid only in the case of invalidity,
and its amount depends on the annual income of the pensioner. If the latter
amounts for men to 300 kronor, and for women to 280 kronor, or over, no
pension increment is granted. The pension in this case consists only of the fee
pension. For pensioners with smaller incomes than the above, the rules for
determining the amount of the pension are as follows: — If the pensioner has no
income of his own, or if his annual income does not exceed 50 kronor, the
pension increment reaches its maximum amount, that is 150 kronor for men,
and 140 kronor for women. If the income is more than 50 kronor, and does
not exceed 100 kronor, the pension increment is reduced by the amount by
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