Norway Labour to stop foreign welfare exports. The government wants to limit the benefits sent abroad by capping rates of disability and family allowances to price levels in the recipient’s country. “This means, for example, that if you receive child benefit in Poland, it will be according to Norwegian regulations but at Polish price levels,” Labour’s (Ap) Hadia Tajik told Dagbladet. Labour’s proposal, which comes after the Conservatives (H) proposed altering the benefit scheme to stop Polish workers sending their child benefit abroad.
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Norway Labour to stop foreign welfare exports
Published on Thursday, 20th September, 2012 at 14:17 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith 
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The government wants to limit the benefits sent abroad by capping rates of disability and family allowances to price levels in the recipient’s country.
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“This means, for example, that if you receive child benefit in Poland, it will be according to Norwegian regulations but at Polish price levels,” Labour’s (Ap) Hadia Tajik told Dagbladet.
Labour’s proposal, which comes after the Conservatives (H) proposed altering the benefit scheme to stop Polish workers sending their child benefit abroad.
The Progress Party (FrP) have also called for changes to child welfare, wanting to end child welfare for foreigners and replace it with tax breaks.
Hadia Tajik does not see Labour’s proposed scheme stretching to cover pensions, however, which would mean any retired Norwegians living abroad would still get their full entitlement levels. She also suggests raising the retirement age to 70.
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Published on Thursday, 20th September, 2012 at 14:17 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith .
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