the pension system will be discussed in detail in the next chapter but the system is fairly comprehensive with public spending at around of gdp in it was in chapter about percentage points of gdp below the oecd average the amount spent on cash transfers to the workingage population and their children is much smaller just below of gdp public expenditure on health amounted to of gdp in oecd lb well below the oecd average of around of gdp public spending on other social services amounted to almost of gdp in of which about concerned public spending on childcare and kindergartens sinjavskaya