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Pension Reform: Commission Proposes Linking Retirement Age to Life Expectancy

A government-appointed commission has proposed 33 recommendations to stabilize Germany's statutory pension system, including a controversial link between the retirement age and rising life expectancy.

Pension Reform: Commission Proposes Linking Retirement Age to Life Expectancy
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The pension commission appointed by the German government has presented a total of 33 recommendations. Three points are particularly debated: linking the retirement age to rising life expectancy.

The big questions are: Who will pay how much in the future? Who will work for how long? And what can young people still rely on when they themselves are old?

Source: www.sueddeutsche.de