[HIGHLIGHTS] Pension: Hubertus Heil wants to permanently establish a pension level of 48 percent by law

Pension level should not fall below 48 percent even after 2039, says Labor Minister Heil. Anyone who has had an average income for 45 years and dutifully paid into the pension fund will receive a monthly pension of 48 percent of the average employee's income.

Whoever has deposited more, correspondingly more. SPIEGEL columnist Hermann-Josef Tenhagen's conclusion on the federal government's pension reform is: "Nobody has to fear that there will no longer be a decent pension in the future"