Dispute over pension
“Reality and unjust”: Prime Minister Voigt Rüffelt Reiche
Thuringia’s CDU government leader Voigt is protected against a higher retirement age. The debate initiated by Economic Minister Reiche is misleading.
The Thuringian Prime Minister Mario Voigt has criticized the pension of Federal Minister of Economics Katharina Reiche (both CDU). “Anyone who has worked for a lifetime has a right to a dignified retirement – and on a pension that you can live from,” he said star. “Everything else is unfair.”
Voigt explained that he decidedly rejected a higher retirement age: “For many people, especially in physically stressful, such a model is unreasonable and simply not reasonable.”
Reiche had previously questioned the current pension model. “Lifetime working time has to rise,” she told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”. The demographic change and the increasing life expectancy made changes inevitable: “We have to work more and longer.”
Voigt: leading the debate about pension fair
The statements of the Minister of Economy had triggered disputes within the coalition. Criticism came from the SPD, but also from the workers’ wing of the CDU. On the other hand, the employers’ associations praised themselves.
Prime Minister Voigt, who also sits in the CDU Federal Presidium, warned of this type of discussion. “Instead of keeping new load debates, we need a pension system that is fair,” he said. This applies to those who have paid for decades, but also compared to future generations.
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From the point of view of the head of the state, flat -rate liablings of the retirement age lead in the wrong direction. “What we need are flexible transitions instead of rigid age limits,” said Voigt. Anyone who wants to work beyond the statutory retirement age should do that voluntarily – and this under fair conditions.
Voigt referred to the “active pension” agreed in the coalition agreement: “to earn tax -free up to 2,000 euros per month would be a strong incentive for everyone who wants to continue working voluntarily.”
Until 2031, the standard age limit for the pension without discounts is gradually increased from originally 65 years to 67 years. This is also why Voigt applies: “The discussion about the future of the pension must not be led on the back of those who have worn the country for decades.”
Source: Stern
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