Austrian-style pensions and a 14-euro minimum wage
The BSW wants to use the Bundesrat to push for a pension system modeled on Austria's, with all working people paying in. Statutory pensions below 2,000 euros would be tax-free, and the minimum wage would rise to at least 14 euros. The party argues that low wages lead to low pensions.
The BSW wants one pension fund for everyone. Civil servants and lawmakers should pay in too. Small pensions under 2,000 euros should stay tax-free. The minimum wage should go up to 14 euros or more.
Saxony would introduce initiatives in the Bundesrat: one to exempt statutory pensions below 2,000 euros from tax and one for a minimum wage of at least 14 euros. The platform cites Austria as a model, where the BSW says pensions are 800 euros higher on average. A single insurance for all working people would also include civil servants and members of parliament. According to the platform, Germany's pension level is ten percentage points below the EU average.
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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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- Economyclearly more state
A mandatory insurance for all working people including civil servants restructures the pension system and markedly expands state provision, alongside a higher minimum wage.