The EuropeanCommissionexpectsthe country’s pensionsspending as a proportionofGDPto fall by 0.4% between 2009 and 2060, whereasexpenditure in the euro area as a wholewillrise by 2.7% of GDP.
Mr Kirchner, who chose to have his wife replace him rather than run for re-election himself, drastically increased spending on pensions and public works to support her candidacy, and the global spike in fuel prices caused Argentina's expenditure on energy and transport subsidies to soar.