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Reviewed and updated on the basis of the Council of Europe conclusions and the Integrated Guidelines for growth and jobs, the revised Lisbon Strategy emphasizes the importance of measures taken by individual Member States to promote growth and employment within the EU. All Member States shall identify the key challenges and priorities in macro-economic policy, micro-economic policy and employment policy and report the measures they propose to take in these areas for growth and jobs in 2005-2008.
The Finnish National Reform Programme identifies 11 priorities. The main macro-economic objective is economic stability and the sustainability of public finances. Key measures in this area are those related to preparing for population ageing, including implementation of the pension reform that was launched in 2005. The two other macro-economic priorities are to curb public expenditure and to secure welfare services and increase public sector productivity.
Finland's micro-economic priorities are to carry out structural changes that will help to increase competitiveness and productivity. This will be achieved by supporting knowledge and innovations; by promoting entrepreneurship; by creating better functioning markets; by improving communication and transport networks; and by promoting an energy and climate policy that supports sustainable development.
In the area of employment policy, the goals are to raise the employment rate and to improve the functioning of the labour market. Key measures here are to extend labour market careers; to improve the incentives of tax and benefit systems and wage formation; and to improve the balance between labour demand and supply.
Type:
Publication
Title:
The Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs
The Finnish National Reform Programme - 2005-2008
Publications series and number:
Economic and economic policy surveys, 3b/2005
Printing year:
2005
Date:
14.10.2005
Number of pages:
108
ISBN:
951-804-547-X (pdf)
ISSN:
1455-7606
Areas of responsibility:
National economy, EU activities
Publisher:
Ministry of Finance
Department:
Economics Department
Contact information:
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