Pension insurance criticises planned expansion of maternal pension

Pension insurance president Roßbach considers the planned expansion of the mother's pension to be disproportionate. The wish of the CSU cost five billion euros per year, but the financing is unclear. Furthermore, the number of people affected is only 20 euros per month.

The president of Deutsche Rentenversicherung is concerned about the financing of the mother's pension. An increase in the contributions by 0.25 percentage points is threatening. The FDP accuses CDU head Merz capitulation. All developments in the live ticker.

In their exploratory paper, the Union and SPD had agreed to extend the mother's pension. Criticism comes from pension insurance - this is the wrong place to finance it.

Union and SPD plan to extend the maternity pension. However, the pension fund does not want to pay it. Instead, the amount should be financed from tax funds, demands pension insurance boss Gundula Roßbach.

The President of Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Roßbach, has criticised the plans of the Union and SPD to extend the maternity pension.

The possible coalitionists Union and SPD are planning expensive gifts. Critics are concerned about the expansion of the mother's pension. The president of the German pension insurance requires the federal government to pay the costs for it itself. Otherwise, a higher contribution rate threatens.