In Saxony, a debate about the generation fund has flared up again. It is intended to reduce future pension burdens for civil servants. The government's draft budget provides for the allocation to the fund to be reduced by 250 million euros per year. The Left Party believes this is the right thing to do. The pension fund is not an obligation, but an optional extra and could easily grow more slowly, emphasized MP Rico Gebhardt.
"Pensions are secure - civil servants don't need to worry about that. They have a legal right to their pension and have no reason to fear for their retirement benefits. Unlike most people with statutory insurance, they are well protected," said Gebhardt. Most federal states would pay pensions from the current budget. "Nobody is calling for money to be taken from the fund. Only the allocations should be reduced."
