Basic pensions for enterprise retirees were raised three years in a row beginning in 2005.

从2005年开始连续三年提高企业退休人员基本养老金标准。

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One sore point for this group is that for some, this country's basic pensions have been meagre, complicated and occasionally demeaning.

BBC: A few shades of grey at the Treasury

Notwithstanding this stated position, in FY 2009 the LDP allowed tax revenue to cover up to 50 percent of the cost of basic pensions.

FORBES: Work Begins on Reforming the National Pension

In response to these emerging higher standards, pensions must question many of their basic assumptions and implement changes.

FORBES: International Campaign to Eliminate Pension Consultant Abuses (November 2, 2004 )