US EditionNew Savings Proposal: Workers over 50 Should Receive Less Unemployment Benefit
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6 Articles
The Federal Employment Agency is struggling with rising expenditure, because the number of unemployed has increased. To do this, contributions must be increased or benefits reduced.
The Institute of the German Economy proposes to reduce the reference period of unemployment benefit for older people and to limit it to one year, which relieves the budget by more than two billion euros.
A study by the employer-oriented institute of the German economy proposes a uniform reference period of unemployment benefit at the expense of older people.
A new study could trigger debates: economists want to limit the reference period of unemployment benefit more strongly – for older people. The potential for saving is enormous.
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