Ringen um Reformen: Unionsfraktionsvize weist Mierschs Renten-Vorstoß zurück
Der SPD-Fraktionschef will bei der Rente eine Extrarunde drehen, bevor die Reform ins Kabinett geht. Länder und Fraktionen sollen einbezogen werden. Die ohnehin schon ungeduldige Union hält dagegen.
Unionsfraktionsvize Johannes Winkel has rejected the proposal from SPD Fraktion leader Matthias Miersch to include political leaders in the preparation of the pension reform. Winkel, the deputy faction leader in the Bundestag for the topics of work and social affairs and chair of the Young Union, stated that there is no point in starting a new pension commission with new players after the extensive work of the commission and political agreement.
He emphasized the importance of reliability and decision-making ability. The federal government and the coalition committee had previously agreed to implement the compromises recommended by the pension commission as a package by the end of August. Winkel called for keeping promises and making decisions. Finance Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) is currently working on a draft law to implement the pension compromise.
Miersch had promised that the inclusion of factions and possibly state premiers would be considered before a cabinet decision. The inclusion of political leaders had been proposed before with other laws. The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Minister President, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), had criticized the pension compromise from the beginning, and even the CDU state premiers in East Germany see it critically.
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