Introduce a pension insurance for all working people
The BSW calls for a pension insurance that all working people pay into, including civil servants and members of parliament. The model is Austria, where, according to the platform, pensions are 800 euros higher on average. Statutory pensions below 2,000 euros a month should not be taxed.
The BSW wants one pension fund for everyone. Civil servants and lawmakers should pay in too. The model is Austria. The BSW says pensions are higher there. People with a pension under 2,000 euros should pay no tax on it.
The state government should bring an initiative to the Bundesrat (the chamber of the states) so that statutory pensions under 2,000 euros a month are tax-free. The pension system should be rebuilt along Austrian lines; according to the platform, pensions there are 800 euros higher on average. The core is an insurance for all working people with contributions from everyone, including lawmakers and civil servants. The BSW argues that poorly paid work leads to low pensions.
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„Wir wollen eine Erwerbstätigenversicherung, in die alle einzahlen, auch Abgeordnete und Beamte.“Translation: We want an insurance for all working people that everyone pays into, including members of parliament and civil servants.
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A mandatory insurance for all working people including civil servants fundamentally rebuilds the pension system and strengthens state-run, pay-as-you-go provision.