FDP leader Christian Lindner believes that planned pension package II for approval – other liberals, however, have indicated that there is still a need for discussion. Lindner said in the ARD “Report from Berlin”: “The second pension package has been negotiated. And as it is, for me – and this is also my recommendation to the Bundestag – it is approvable, but only if generational capital is also taken into account.”
After months of wrangling, the Federal Cabinet the pension package II The traffic light coalition launched this plan in May. This will ensure that pensions continue to rise in line with wages in Germany. The pension level will be fixed at 48 percent. In addition, generational capital from federal funds will be invested in the stock market. The interest income from this will be used to slow down the future increase in contributions.
Lindner, who is also the Federal Minister of Finance, told ARD: “We must introduce measures to stabilize the development of contributions in the 1930s. That is the idea of generational capital.” In his opinion, it is still too small. “We will have to expand it in the next few years so that we do not overburden the working population in the 1930s.”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) had told the Tagesspiegel about the pension reform: “It has to happen. Everyone knows that.” He continued: “There is a firm agreement that the second pension package will be discussed quickly in parliament and passed before the 2025 budget in November.” However, some FDP politicians have expressed concerns.
FDP social expert Pascal Kober told Bild am Sonntag: “We still have many questions. Here, thoroughness takes precedence over speed.” FDP finance expert Max Mordhorst told the paper: “The SPD is lying to pensioners and workers: the greatest danger to the pension system is to leave it as it is. The pension package would continue down this path. That is why we will have to fundamentally change it or reject it.” (dpa)
