2024-03-28 01:01:22
Pensions are set to rise again on July 1st – and for the first time nationwide. The Junge Union criticizes this. The adjustments would be misoriented.
The head of the Junge Union, Johannes Winkel, sharply criticized the pension increase in July and called for future adjustments to be based on inflation instead of wages. “Politicians must return to a fair distribution of the high pension burdens. To achieve this, pensions must in future be based on price developments instead of wage developments,” he told the newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND).
“It is clear that pensioners also have to make a contribution. The traffic light wants to release pensioners from financial responsibility by ensuring that pension increases in the future will only be financed by the younger generation,” continued Winkel. Winkel warned that politicians are engaging in a “breathtaking denial of reality” when it comes to financing pensions.
Pensions are expected to increase by over four percent
The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs announced on Tuesday that pensions in Germany should increase by 4.57 percent on July 1st. Here you can read more about it. According to the information, the pension adjustment is “above four percent for the third year in a row.” The increase is being implemented nationwide for the first time, after the pension value in the East had already reached the West value last year.
In view of the pension increase, the FDP called for a discussion about making the entry age more flexible beyond 67 years. This should be discussed, said FDP parliamentary group leader Christian Dürr to the “Bild” newspaper. “A secure pension is the foundation of our social market economy.”