New rules reversing reforms of Germany’s statutory pension system took effect on 1 July 2014. Some critics estimate that these more generous pension rules will cost an extra €10 billion over the next decade, and younger workers will have to fund them with little chance of receiving equally generous benefits when they retire.
Expenditures and Revenues in Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance
Almost annually recurring deficits in Germany’s statutory health insurance system have led to a steady rise in the contribution rate, a percentage of earned income.
Matthias Diermeier / Ruth Maria Schüler IW-Trends No. 4 13. November 2023
Changing Germany's Statutory Pension Insurance: An Empirical Study of Popular Aversion to Reforms
The demographic transition is putting the German statutory pension insurance system under enormous pressure to reform. Despite widespread concern, no reform of the adjustment mechanisms incorporated into the pension system meets with the approval of a majority ...
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