In such a Unity has been seen, the coalition partner of the CDU/CSU and SPD, rare: As, the Federal Ministry of labour and social Affairs on Wednesday to the press conference, invited to the compromise that was agreed in the basic pension to present to. in Berlin, after months of squabbling now and the Community on the draft law underline
in addition to the competent Minister for labour, Hubertus Heil (SPD) were both Union Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) and Jens Spahn (CDU) to the Podium.
The basic pension of the Grand coalition
healing, paid tribute to the basic pension as a “socio-political milestone,” and “probably the greatest social reform of this legislature.” It was especially a success for the people who work hard every day and keep it going – but it is also a success of the coalition, said the SPD Minister. “We have brought the basic pension on the way, in order to improve the quality of life of people in this country. I think this falls in line with Much of what the coalition government is on the way.“ The solution you’ve found for the basic pension, was a compromise. Looks like this:
With the basic pension should receive all persons who can demonstrate at least 33 years of contribution in the statutory pension insurance, a Supplement. The full impact on the pension you receive but only after 35 years. In addition, the monthly income may not exceed in an amount of 1250 Euro and in the case of pairs of 1950 Euro. Up to a limit of 1600 euros (Single) or 2300 Euro (couples) there is a buffer zone. In this pensioners receive a portion of premium to be credited with the income of 60 percent to the basic pension. Potential capital gains are also taken into account. Everything you know about your pension
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experts and the Opposition, railing against the decision
This so-called income verification to ensure that only people to receive the mark-up is in need of him. Arguably it is not. The charge is Not everything that looks like an old-age poverty is also poverty in old age. Hubertus Pellengahr, managing Director of the “Initiative New Social market economy” (INSM) criticised the fact that the Union abandoned at an early stage and without the Need, in the coalition agreement agreed on a means test and, therefore, salvation for its “botch pension” have given.
Also of the pension policy spokesman of the FDP parliamentary group, Johannes Vogel said after the decision of the Grand coalition to the basic pension in Berlin. He complained that the basic pension “to help target against poverty in old age”. The main point of criticism of the FDP, the financing of the planned financial transaction tax, the “come so far, only from the fairy tale book of the Federal Minister for Finance,” is, among other things. Also a lack of responsibility towards the younger Generation, he stressed. In this legislature, had been issued in the case of pension policy with the watering can money.
The wind is fierce. So much is certain. For the Minister of labour is come salvation, and his two ‘Wingmen’ on this day, the basic pension is still a success. A complete solution against poverty in old age but it is not.
healing will made compulsory pension for the self-employed
The healing itself. “The basic pension makes a contribution to more Equity,” he said during the press conference. To the fight against poverty in old age wants to rotate, and the SPD-man, but even to other switches. You have yet to close gaps, he said.
The concerns about compulsory pension insurance for self-employed. Increasingly, there are people who are dependent in old age despite a life full of work on the basic protection, healing. “This coalition has provided that we include in the protection of old-age security.”
the aim of this pension obligation that the self-employed must, in future, provisions for the age. Either through the statutory pension scheme or a private pension. A first draft law is to introduce you healing already in the past year, now he wants to make it in the first half of the year 2020 on the topic. More Content!
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poverty in old age: These proposals are up for debate
All workers – including the self-employed in the statutory pension insurance will involve asking a number of experts and organizations for years. Ursel wolf grams, Chairman of the joint Baden-Württemberg, said the end of 2019: “Our pension system must be made by the head to the feet.”
Even the SPD doesn’t want to do meanwhile, in the independent circuit. Last week, the social Democrats made the push for a splash, to require a parliamentarian payments in the pension Fund. A SPD-interim report of a party Commission on the future of pensions also recommends the involvement of civil servants in the statutory pension insurance.
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pension Commission intends to make proposals at the end of March
The Grand coalition in Berlin is waiting meanwhile, on the report of the pension Commission. The should be available the end of March. Therein, the panel wants to make suggestions for a “reliable generation of a contract, for the period from 2025”. What are the recommendations of which are also reality remains to be seen. Salvation promised, meanwhile, is: “If there is a good and valid suggestions are”, if you wanted to try this in this legislature, to implement.
According to a study by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the number of at risk of poverty the elderly, whose income is not enough for life to climb in the next few years, up From around 16 percent to 21.6 percent by the year 2036. It is established: old-age poverty is a growing issue.
Boring, it is not likely to be for the Grand coalition and Hubertus Heil in the face of such forecasts in the coming months. The mammoth task, the impact of demographic change on the German pension system is something to oppose, is acute. The strain on the pension Fund and taxpayers continue to rise. “Absolute No-Go!”: If you combine the two nutrients that take you immediately to FOCUS Online “Absolute No-Go!”: If you combine the two nutrients that take you immediately to
