Regeringskoalition planlægger højere plejebidrag for barnløse

Den sort-røde koalition overvejer at hæve bidragstillægget til plejeforsikringen for barnløse med 0,1 procentpoint til 0,7 procent. Sundhedsminister Nina Warken (CDU) presser på for forslaget.

Tiltaget har til formål at stabilisere økonomien i den lovpligtige plejeforsikring. Medlemmer uden børn betaler allerede en højere sats end forældre. Den tyske fagforeningssammenslutning (DGB) kritiserede forslaget som værende diskriminerende og en straf. Et søgsmål ved Forfatningsdomstolen anses for muligt. Domstolen fastslog i 2001, at forældre ikke må pålægges samme bidragsbyrde som barnløse.

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