Federal Pension Outlays to Triple by 2060 as CDU Seeks to Curb Appointments
Based on official projections, staff numbers have risen 17% since 2018 alongside an assumed 2.9% annual pension increase.
Overview
- The latest Interior Ministry report forecasts pension payments in the immediate federal area will climb from €7.8 billion in 2023 to about €25.4 billion by 2060.
- Pension recipient numbers are set to rise from roughly 193,000 today to around 230,000 by 2060.
- CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann has proposed restricting new civil‐service appointments to core fields such as police, justice, customs and finance.
- The Deutscher Beamtenbund warns of some 600,000 unfilled public‐sector positions and urges digital solutions over broad hiring freezes.
- Falling obligations for former Post and Bahn civil servants combined with existing pension reserves are expected to moderate overall federal spending growth to about 54% by 2060.