23.03.2020
Corona Pandemic Burdens Contributors much more than Pensioners - Additional Costs also for the Federal Government
The Corona pandemic will place a greater burden on contributors to the pension system, while the level of security for pensioners will rise. In addition, higher federal funding for the statutory pension insurance has to be expected from 2021 onwards. This is the result of current calculations by the Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy. The researchers assume that the Corona pandemic of 2020 will leave clear traces in the statutory pension insurance system, similar to the financial crisis of 2008. Due to the pension adjustment