Federal government
Economy Grimm: “will have to shorten services”
This week, the Federal Government launched a law for stabilizing pensions for the coming years. The economy Veronika Grimm warns of false promises.
In view of the tense financial situation of social security, Veronika Grimm also considers the economy to be necessary. “In pension, nursing and health insurance, we need more honesty about which benefits we can really afford and which not,” she told the Funke media group. “If you make promises that you can’t keep in the end, then do not provide privately, although many could.”
Grimm cited the so -called stop line of the pension as an example. “In the long run, this will not be affordable. It looks no different in nursing,” she said. If you are able to finance care services yourself, you have to do that. “Otherwise we cannot finance the system in the long run. This also means that we will sometimes have to shorten services.” The non -wage costs are already 42 percent. By the end of the legislative period, they could increase to 45 percent, said Grimm.
Criticism of the Greens and SPD
Criticism of Grimm came from the SPD and the Greens. “In any case, the neoliberal approach to seek solutions through cuts in the care of the citizens in our country is too easy and does not find our consent,” said SPD parliamentary group manager Dirk Wiese to the Funke newspapers. Green Group Vice-President Andreas Audretch criticized that women are fallen in poverty in old age if the pension was further reduced. “We have to look at other set screws, for example in which we enable humans to work at all. If women could work as much as they want, we would have 850,000 full -time workers more.”
Stable pension level by 2031
Don’t you want to miss anything from the star?
Personally, competent and entertaining: Editor -in -chief Gregor Peter Schmitz sends you the most important content from the star-Credaction and arranges what Germany talks about.
The Federal Cabinet launched a pension law this week that launched a stable pension level by 2031 and better pensions for millions of mothers. This means that the pensions are a bit higher than without the reform. In addition, parents of children born in front of 1992 receive three years of parenting instead of two and a half of the pension.
Although the improvements with tax money are to be paid, employees and employers also have to adjust to somewhat higher costs according to the draft law: from 2027, the pension contribution should increase from 18.6 to 18.8 percent today – a little more than expected.
A commission from 2026 will develop proposals for more fundamental reforms on how the pension system is to be paid in the long run. Union and SPD are dessed.
dpa
Source: Stern
I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.
