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The federal cabinet decided on Tuesday the planned pension zero round in the West for this year.
Old-age pensions in the West will not be increased this July, as has been the case in previous years.
In the east there should only be a mini increase of 0.72 percent.
The move had been announced several times.
The cabinet has now initiated the relevant regulation.
Federal Social Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) justified the zero round with the Corona crisis.
The development of pensions is linked to wages.
These had decreased on average in the Corona year 2020.
Since a “statutory pension guarantee” prevents a reduction in pensions, the salaries in the West now remain at the current level.
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In the east, however, they are rising slightly because the pension value will gradually be brought into line with that in the west by 2024.
The last time after the financial crisis in 2010 was that a pension increase was canceled.
Since then, pensions have increased every year.