“The populists come with ax and chainsaw” | EUROtoday

According to SPD boss Lars Klingbeil, the issue of accelerating social contributions shouldn’t be really easy to get below management. The issues within the system couldn’t merely be mated with cash, he instructed the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. It is important to work shortly on actual reforms.

Klingbeil stated with a view to the reign of the deliberate black-red coalition: “Either we can now modernize the social security systems in four years, or they are shot by the populists. They then come with the chainsaw or with the ax.”

Social contributions are the contributions to social safety. In the present yr, that is 14.6 % for medical health insurance plus extra contributions of a mean of two.9 %. The care contribution is 3.6 % for insured individuals with a baby. It is 2.6 % for unemployment insurance coverage and 18.6 % for pension insurance coverage.

Experts count on the social contributions to extend noticeably within the coming yr. An necessary purpose is the growing old society in Germany.

When requested whether or not civil servants shouldn’t pay into the system, Klingbeil stated: “We can imagine expanding the basis of those who pay into the statutory pension.” He can be open to different solutions corresponding to fund options along with the statutory pension.

To say that folks ought to work longer for the pension and you need to shorten providers within the well being system, however it isn’t his reply as a social democrat. “We have to make the whole system more fair and solidarity. That is why commissions should take care of it,” stated the SPD chief.