Overview
- Rainer Dulger told Augsburger Allgemeine the pension increase should not go forward and appealed to Markus Söder to suspend the project.
- He argued the measure is poorly targeted and sends the wrong signal to younger generations who will bear the costs.
- Ifo Institute head Clemens Fuest had already called for stopping the expansion in light of deteriorating economic data and to prevent higher contribution rates.
- Markus Söder has rejected criticism, framing the policy as recognition of women's life contributions and vowing to carry it through.
- The third stage would equalize child‑rearing credits for children born before 1992, with implementation planned for January 1, 2027, potentially with retroactive payments, even as the Junge Union voices generational fairness concerns.