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If the elderly population rises while the working-age population declines, what effect may occur on tax and pension systems?

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Correct answer: Financial pressure may increase

Pension and tax systems depend partly on the relationship between older people and the working-age population. Older people may require pensions, healthcare, and other support, while working-age people commonly provide tax payments and social-insurance contributions. If the first group grows and the second group shrinks, the balance between spending needs and contributors becomes less favourable.

As a result, governments may face higher pension and health costs and a smaller base of taxpayers or contributors. They might respond through policy changes, but the demographic pattern itself creates financial pressure. It does not automatically reduce pressure, remove the need for pensions, or double the number of taxpayers. Therefore option A is the most likely effect of the stated age-structure change.

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Pension SystemTax BaseWorking Age DeclinePopulation AgeingAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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