The age limit without pension reductions will be gradually increased from 65 to 67 years. Chancellor Scholz has now again rejected any further increase.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken out vigorously against increasing the retirement age. That is wrong and makes no sense, said the SPD politician at a talk show on the “Heilbronner Stimme” in Heilbronn.
The retirement age has been set by law at 67. “After that, I think it’s good,” said Scholz. Anyone who leaves school at 17 and starts an apprenticeship has 50 years of work ahead of them before they retire. “50 years is a pretty long time.”
But there is nothing to prevent you from continuing to work if you want, said Scholz. All legal requirements have been created for this. But it is more important to improve employment prospects for people aged around 58 or 62 who are looking for a job. “So do something about it first before you have this stupid discussion about retirement age again.”
According to the current legal situation, the age limit will be gradually increased from 65 to 67 years without pension reductions. For those born in 1964 or later, the standard retirement age of 67 applies. The traffic light coalition has so far ruled out a further increase.
Source: Stern
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