Rentendebatte: Koalitionsfraktionen schließen Änderung bei Rente nicht aus
Wie geht es weiter mit der „Rente mit 63“? Kanzler Merz besteht auf der Abschaffung. Im Bundestag könnten die Pläne aber noch etwas abgemildert werden.
Münster – The Union and SPD coalition factions are not backing away from changes to the coalition's pension concept, it emerged during a joint press conference in Münster. Union faction leader Thorsten Frei stated that no law has been passed in the Bundestag that would lead to such changes. However, he cautioned that modifications should be made with great care, as changes in one place might jeopardize the overall structure.
The pension commission's proposals are seen as interrelated, said SPD faction leader Matthias Miersch. The coalition factions are continuing to deliberate on the pension issue in Parliament, he added. Contact with citizens and discourse with state premiers shows that pension issues are crucial and a matter of justice, Miersch concluded.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) reiterated on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting at Schloss Neuhardenberg in Brandenburg that he wants to retain the abolition of the zero-contribution early retirement after 45 contribution years, despite all the opposition, including from his own party. Yet, Merz also appeared open to hardship regulations recommended by the pension commission.
The three eastern German state CDU premiers, Sven Schulze (Saxony-Anhalt), Michael Kretschmer (Saxony), and Mario Voigt (Thuringia), had jointly opposed the reform, along with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Minister-President Manuela Schwesig and other SPD government officials.
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