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FDP plan causes criticism: economic turnaround with tough cuts
The FDP is planning to abolish the pension at 63, which is causing horror among the SPD and the Greens. Find out more about the controversial proposals and the reactions.
FDP plan causes criticism: economic turnaround with tough cuts
The FDP has decided to strive for an economic turnaround and to reduce some social benefits. This 12-point plan has met with sharp criticism from the coalition partners SPD and Greens, both at the federal level and in central Germany. The FDP's proposals, including the abolition of the pension at 63, are interpreted as a direct attack on the coalition partners. The reactions show outrage and incomprehension about the FDP's actions.
The Green Madeleine Henfling describes the FDP's proposals as appalling and asks about the motives behind such measures, especially when the FDP continues to strive for government participation with the SPD and the Greens. With regard to the upcoming state elections, the 12-point plan appears to make little sense, as a majority of those surveyed reject a higher retirement age.
The tensions within the coalition are confirmed by the Saxon SPD co-leader Katrin Michel, also at the working level. The discrepancies between the partners are becoming clearer and could indicate a possible breaking point. The example of the Thuringian FDP leader Thomas Kemmerich makes it clear that some in the FDP would prefer to leave themselves in order to enable a new direction.
Experts like Marcel Fratzscher from the German Institute for Economic Research express doubts about the feasibility of the FDP plan. The proposed measures are criticized as welfare state populism at the expense of the most vulnerable, without clear proposals to strengthen economic performance. The discussion about the FDP's 12-point plan and its effects in the traffic light coalition appears to remain controversial.