Tag: system
Long-term care system faces mounting financial pressure
(de-news.net) – With a projected deficit of 1.2 billion euros by year’s end, Germany’s long-term care insurance system is under increasing financial strain. While short-term…
Commission proposes major changes to Germany’s retirement system
(de-news.net) – Germany’s pension reform commission has proposed a broad package of measures aimed at strengthening the long-term sustainability of the statutory retirement system. Key…
Structural consolidation, cost caps, and prevention: Germany weighs overhaul of statutory health system
(de-news.net) – Germany’s health insurance reform debate centers on proposals by Minister Nina Warken (CDU) to reform, stricter cost controls and prevention. While government and…
Government will advance structural reform of statutory health system based on expert proposals
(de-news.net) – The Federal Government is advancing a broad reform of statutory health insurance aligned with expert commission proposals, aiming to generate substantial cost savings…
Council expert Werding sees no fiscal gain in integrating civil servants into pension system
(de-news.net) – Martin Werding, a member of Germany’s Council of Economic Experts, of the Federal Government’s Old-Age Security Commission, and a professor at Ruhr University…
Divided reactions to SPD’s proposal for new health system levy
(de-news.net) – Reactions to the SPD Federal Executive Committee’s recent proposal for a new fee to fund the national health system have been notably divided,…
Germany plans unified basic income support to simplify welfare system
(de-news.net) – As part of a broader effort to modernize and streamline Germany’s welfare state, federal, state, and local governments are advancing plans for a…
Wealth inequality does call for reform of inheritance‑tax system – but with constitutional hurdles
(de-news.net) – Monika Schnitzer, the chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, has argued that a comprehensive and carefully structured revision of the inheritance‑tax…
