In the case of an employee with gross earnings equal to the national accounts average for 2010, the new deductions for workers under 35 and for women constitute a benefit equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the cost of labour. A.3  Measures affecting expenditure  Expenditure will be reduced mainly through intervention on pensions and transfers to local government.
Measures will also be taken to contain the running costs of public agencies and institutional bodies. Pensions. – The decree law completely overhauls the rules on pensions.