If there are dependent children, this benefit is divided into 50% for the surviving spouse and 50% divided equally among all the dependent children.

In other Member States, the functions are divided between two bodies, one which is in charge of the investigation of the case and another, often a college, which is responsible for deciding the case.

In others, the functions are divided between two bodies, one is in charge of the investigation of the case and the other, often a collegial body, is responsible for deciding the case.

But the systems and procedures of the Institution have become outdated, the burdens of work have been unevenly distributed, responsibility has been fragmented and obscured, the skills of management have not been given the necessary premium.

The proposed approach to funding universal service seeks to ensure that: (i) Member States are free to fund all or part of any burden through the State budget, within the limits permitted by Community law; (ii) National Regulatory Authorities should not be obliged to create universal service funds or set up a system of supplementary charges, where the calculated cost of universal service is either zero or negligible; and (iii) where the cost of any burden is to be shared amongst market players this may be done either through a national universal service fund or via a system of additional, but separate charges, to any interconnection ch ...[+++]arge.

Tax concessions for the care of dependent children should be distributed equitably to all Canadian families.Given this discrimination, most dual-income families with dependent children share common ground with single-income families.