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Retirement at 63: Rehlinger also against abolition - | and with an offer to Söder
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Rehlinger opposes planned abolition of pension at 63The SPD politician proposes Markus Söder a compromise involving mini-jobs and a pension tied more closely to contribution years.
- Anke Rehlinger, Saarland’s minister-president, opposes the planned abolition and says a new rule should not apply to people who planned differently.
- As a compromise, Rehlinger offers Söder concessions on the mini-job rule in return for a pension for long-term contributors based more on contribution years than age.
- CDU lawmaker Pascal Reddig warns against selective changes to the reform package; according to him, an unreduced pension after 45 contribution years costs about 13 billion euros annually.
- CSU leader Markus Söder warns that reopening the package could cause the entire pension reform to fail and calls for a long-term response to demographic change.
You shouldn't have to retire only when your body is breaking down.— Anke Rehlinger, Saarland's state premier, said this in the context of the debate over scrapping the 'Rente mit 63'; she emphasizes that retirement should not be delayed until the body fails.
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Reforms “not a masterpiece”: Labor Minister Schweitzer pushes for compromise on retirement at 63
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- Newly sworn-in Labour Minister Alexander Schweitzer seeks a compromise and says he is confident it can be achieved.
- The coalition agreement committed to retaining penalty-free retirement in principle, whereas the commission proposed abolishing it.
- Thorsten Frei says the confirmed package must remain intact and reach the Bundestag as quickly as possible.
- The SPD wants at least hardship provisions, while three eastern German CDU state premiers also opposed the plans.
Pension must remain secure.— Alexander Schweitzer, the Federal Minister of Labour, said this in the context of the debate over the Rente mit 63 reform and argued that reforms are needed to keep pensions secure for today's young workers.
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- The commission proposed ending the unreduced pension after 45 insurance years; planned transitional rules would shield people nearing retirement from changes.
- The government wants to give companies several years of certainty while they reduce jobs socially responsibly during the transition.
- Bas urged implementation during this legislative term of the 33 reform proposals presented in June.
There will be a trust protection in place, and everyone can rely on it.— Bärbel Bas, in the Bundestag during the budget debate, promising trust protection for those nearing retirement.
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- Seven of the 16 state premiers oppose the planned abolition, including the five eastern German leaders Manuela Schwesig, Michael Kretschmer, Mario Voigt, Sven Schulze and Dietmar Woidke.
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