occupational pension works do not suffer from the crisis " ... The occupational pension works are due to the financial crisis does not get into trouble. This is the federal government writes in its response (17/497
) to an inquiry (
17/295) of the SPD parliamentary group, stressing that, therefore, were "observed no effect on the level of benefits." In Germany, currently 89 professional pension plans existed for members of the associated liberal professions (doctors, pharmacists, architects, notaries, lawyers, accountants or tax agents, veterinarians, Accountants and chartered accountants, dentists, psychotherapists and psychological engineers) to ensure, on the basis of state law the duty of care their loved ones in case of old age, invalidity and death.
The Federal Government considers the existing utilities an historically developed, efficient and effective system of pension provision for specific professions. "Reasons to doubt their corporate, social, economic and political sense, it does not," it says further. The government was "not aware" that wanted to set up new pension plans currently.
While in West Germany in 1991, pays only 347 000 members in the pension plans, the number increased to 621 000 in 2006. In East Germany, the number rose to government figures, during the same period from 10,000 to 65,000. In 1990, 1.11 percent of all workers paid members of occupational pension works have been, in 2006 the proportion was 1.76 percent. ... "
Source:
hib message from 01/02/2010