Among the benefits offered to workers by their employers, healthinsurance and retirement savings rank higher than otherdeductions and incentives. In addition, 43 percent of workingAmericans trust their employers most for high-qualityhealth care coverage compared with either the government (state orfederal) or the individual health insurance market.
A survey by the American Benefits Council, titledAmericans’ Views on Employee Benefits, finds that 27 percent ofemployees put “tax deferral on contributions to employer-sponsoredretirement savings like a 401k to encourage retirement saving” astheir first choice when asked to choose the most important taxbenefit over the next 10 years.
Another 26 percent chose “tax-free employer-sponsored healthinsurance coverage to encourage companies to provide insurance toemployees” as their first choice.
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