Press Statement Christiane Benner, President of IG Metall, on Pension Package II

“With its internal power struggles and delaying tactics, the FDP is harming millions of current and future retirees. Unwrapping a package that’s already been finalized and rummaging through it creates uncertainty among the public. Pension Package II must be implemented as quickly as possible and without any additional risk premiums—just as FDP leader Lindner himself presented it.
Younger workers, in particular, deserve a pension level that is stabilized over the long term. Those who want lower contributions are primarily seeking to relieve employers of their shared responsibility for retirement provision and leave workers to face the pension gap on their own.”