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Scholz Defends Pension Plans and Calls for Swift Reform Approval
2024-09-07 13:29:07
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Scholz Defends Pension Plans and Calls for Swift Reform Approval

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Olaf Scholz counters criticism by defending pension plans, aiming to maintain stable pension levels until 2039. The FDP seeks financially viable solutions for the younger generation. Scholz underscores the necessity of ending retirement at 63 in the long term.

Urging a prompt approval, Scholz pushes for the timely passing of the second pension package before the 2025 budget debate.

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Frankfurter Rundschau
7. September 2024 um 10:54

Scholz counters criticism about pensions: "Establishment-oriented expert landscape"

Chancellor Olaf Scholz defends the pension plans of the traffic light coalition against criticism from the "establishment-oriented expert landscape"; Pension Package II is to be discussed and passed quickly in the Bundestag.
t-online
7. September 2024 um 09:59

Olaf Scholz Calls for Rapid Adoption of Pension Reform

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The second pension package is to be adopted before the 2025 budget debate. Chancellor Olaf Scholz wishes for a quick adoption.
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