Tag: pension insurance
The US and the Saudis
it’s one of those things with ethical foreign policy. You take an oath to ostracize an authoritarian country, but then suddenly you need it because circumstances have changed. US President…
Economist Martin Werding is to become a member
Economist Martin Werding Mental father of the “share pension”. (Photo: imago images/Jürgen Heinrich) Berlin When Olaf Scholz, who was still an SPD candidate for chancellor at the time, verbally beat…
Young people are increasingly investing in stocks and funds
Young women fear poverty in old age more than men However, only 29 percent of them regularly set aside something for old-age provision. For men it is 45 percent. (Photo:…
This is how pensioners can save on taxes
Seniors Old age brings more free time, but does not exempt you from tax liability. Source: imago/Eckhard Stengel Frankfurt More than half of those with statutory pension insurance take early…
Emmanuel Macron is now using social gestures
Paris Emmanuel Macron has just announced that he will increase pensions by four percent in July if he is re-elected to the Élysée Palace. Normally, the pensions are only adjusted…
Starting capital for stock pension not yet planned
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil in the Bundestag It is important “that we keep the pension stable – for all generations,” says the SPD minister. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Labor Minister Hubertus…
Heil presents bill for reform
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil According to the will of the minister, numerous recipients of a disability pension should be supported by the federal government. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government…
Habeck announces further relief package
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister wants to relieve households. (Photo: imago images/IP3press) Berlin In response to rising energy prices, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) has announced a new federal government…
Habeck reaped praise and criticism for Flexirenten advance
Even today, nobody is “forced to retire at the standard retirement age,” said the Greens pension expert Markus Kurth. And there are more and more employees who work longer hours.…
Everyone pays that much in taxes and duties in their lifetime
income tax return The basis for the study is the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), which contains detailed income information, and the Income and Consumption Sample (EVS). (Photo: dpa) Berlin The German…
Who benefits most from the new pension taxation
A pensioner fills out his tax return Die Ampel is planning a reform of pension taxation that would relieve retirees by thousands of euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Olaf Scholz was…
Do you really have to work until 67?
Working until 67 or longer? For many Germans, this is not necessarily an attractive thought. Life expectancy is increasing, as is the fear of poverty in old age. However, only…
What traffic lights can learn from other countries
Frankfurt More capital coverage in old-age provision, savings models adapted to age, mandatory company pension schemes, automated adjustment of the retirement age, digital overview of all pension entitlements: the new…
Stable contributions require a large capital stock
pensioner According to the coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP want to add a capital stock of ten billion euros to the pension insurance system from budget funds this…
40 percent mark should fall soon
Berlin Even if the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP contains a lot of positive things for the craft, Hans Peter Wollseifer sees a crucial void:…
40 percent mark should fall soon
Berlin Even if the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP contains a lot of positive things for the craft, Hans Peter Wollseifer sees a crucial void:…
40 percent mark should fall soon
Berlin Even if the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP contains a lot of positive things for the craft, Hans Peter Wollseifer sees a crucial void:…
Every third full-time employee is threatened with a gross pension of less than 1,300 euros
Parcel distribution center from Amazon The Ministry of Labor gave information about the calculation after a small request from the left-wing parliamentary group. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Every third full-time employee…
Compensation for inflation must be taken into account when making provision for old age
Frankfurt According to the coalition agreement, the traffic light coalition wants to “fundamentally reform” private pension provision. There is a particular need for action with regard to the state-sponsored Riester…
There is no real reform
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (left) and Economics Minister Robert Habeck The traffic light coalition wants to keep pensions stable and contributions low for years. Can the plan work out? (Photo:…