%0 Journal Article %T Pension Systems in Europe. Case of Portugal %A Jaros£¿aw Poteraj %J Contemporary Economics %D 2009 %I University of Finance and Management, Warsaw %X The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Portugal. The author¡¯s goal was to present both past and present solutions employed by the Portuguese¡¯s pension system, in search for ideas worth consideration in international comparisons. In the summary, the author highlights as a particular Portuguese approach, on the background of other countries, the fact of using in Portugal definite part of VAT income for pension system financing. %U http://ce.vizja.pl/en/download-pdf/id/92