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Senior figures in Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) are pushing for civil servants (Beamte) to be integrated into the statutory pension system, arguing they should no longer remain outside it while other workers pay in. The debate touches a long-standing privilege, since Beamte currently receive pension payments from the state budget rather than contributing like employees, and the question is now being raised in the context of wider pension reform discussions in Germany.
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Germany's federal audit office, the Bundesrechnungshof, is warning that federal subsidies for the statutory pension system are placing a growing strain on the national budget. According to a report by Spiegel, the auditors caution that the burden on the federal budget will continue to increase, adding to debates over the sustainability of Germany's pension financing and calls for reform.