Ease extra earnings in retirement, involve seniors
The CDU wants to press the federal government for tax allowances so that retirees and retired civil servants can earn extra income more easily, and to advocate for stable pensions. In Saxony, older people are to be more involved and help for them is to be pooled at the municipal level.
The CDU wants retired people to earn extra money more easily. Tax breaks should help with that. Pensions should stay secure. Older people should have more of a say. Towns should offer help for them in one place.
According to the platform, those who worked and paid contributions for a long time should have more in old age. The CDU suggests municipal offices for seniors that pool assistance and make it easier to claim financial support. Together with municipalities, it wants to look for ways to improve seniors' political participation. Municipalities are also to get support for easily accessible services against loneliness, late-life depression and dementia, especially projects that bring young and old together.
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„Wir setzen uns auf Bundesebene dafür ein, die Zuverdienstmöglichkeiten von Rentnern und Pensionären zu verbessern, indem wir steuerliche Freibeträge einfordern.“Translation: We will work at the federal level to improve the opportunities for retirees and pensioners to earn additional income by calling for tax allowances.
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Tax allowances for extra earnings and a contribution-based view of pensions stand alongside more public assistance and easier access to support in old age.