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In a number of countries, pensions rights acquired only on the basis of social tax payments have
been introduced, which may increase the differences between women’s and men’s pensions in the
future. Other vulnerable groups mentioned are unemployed persons, households with three or more
children, and rural, migrant and Roma households.
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