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CSU wants equal treatment of all mothers when it comes to pensions
The CDU and CSU are going into the federal election with a joint election program. In some places, however, the CSU’s demands go a little further.
The CSU wants to score points in the federal election campaign by demanding an expansion of the so-called mother’s pension: They want to ensure that mothers also have three years of education counted towards their pension for children born before 1992. This emerges from a paper for the retreat of the CSU Bundestag members in the Seeon monastery in Upper Bavaria. The draft is available to the German Press Agency; the Bayern media group first reported.
Three pension points for all mothers
“Educational benefits are a lifetime achievement that must be recognized in retirement,” emphasizes the CSU. However, the question of fairness of equal treatment of all mothers in the pension will only be solved if a full three years of education are recognized in the pension for children born before 1992. “That’s why we want to implement the mother’s pension III with complete equality through three pension points for all mothers – regardless of when their children are born.”
Currently, up to three years of parenting time is taken into account for children born in 1992 or later. Otherwise, a maximum of two years and six months of child-rearing time will be credited.
In the joint election program with its sister party CDU, the CSU did not include the demand for an expansion of the mother’s pension.
“Stop official gender language”
The CSU also wants to score points with its fight against gender language – here it goes beyond the common election program. “We reject official gender language and will stop it. We ensure that gender language is not used in federal authorities,” says the decision paper for Seeon. In the joint election program with the CDU, on the other hand, it says a little more cautiously: “We stand for gender-equitable language. However, we reject gender coercion for ideological reasons because it creates barriers, excludes people and seeks to patronize them. We are committed to ensuring that… “Gender language is dispensed with in public spaces – at schools and universities, in broadcasting and in administration.”
“Comeback plan” for the economy
Under the title “Comeback Plan for Prosperity and Economic Growth,” the CSU summarizes widely known Union demands, such as tax cuts and an abolition of citizens’ money. But here too it goes a step further than in the joint election program. “We will subject climate protection measures to a workplace check in the future,” says this chapter, which was first reported on by the “Augsburger Allgemeine”. “In the future, climate protection measures must be industry- and job-friendly.”
Merz is the main guest at the CSU retreat
The CSU regional group’s exam begins next Monday (January 6th) and lasts until Wednesday. Guests expected on the last day include Union Chancellor candidate and CDU leader Friedrich Merz.
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Source: Stern
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