Political affairs - Senior Citizens: SPD faction supports raising tax-exempt extra income threshold
Certain members of the Thuringian Social Democratic Party (SPD) are suggesting that the tax-free income for retirees be raised to 2,500 euros per month. According to Katja Böhler, representative of the Seeheimer Thuringia, many women aged 60 and above tend to have less than the basic welfare allotment for daily living needs.
Consequently, the SPD group is advocating not just for an extra retirement payment every year, but also for enhanced earning prospects, innovative healthcare notions, and fresh models for senior care.
"Thuringia remains a low-wage state," states a demand catalog document from the Seeheimer. They have repeatedly expressed the need for an additional pension payment annually. Replicating the thirteen-month salary design, retirees ought to also receive an additional monthly allowance. Germany, according to Böhler, who serves as Economic State Secretary in the regional government, should imitate nations like Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
The Seeheimer Circle has long been a conservative fraction within the SPD, mainly comprising federal politicians. Since January, there's a group in Thuringia too.
At present, retirees can earn up to 538 euros practically tax- and duty-free in terms of income from their pensions. That's why they're demanding a tax-free allowance of 2,500 euros. "Increasing the number of older people who take this opportunity would arguably alleviate the shortage of skilled workers," Böhler explains.
The Seeheimer Circle is requesting that medical school placements in Thuringia be increased from 260 to 556. This would allow for the development of new models to retain young doctors in Thuringia. A doctor quota might be helpful in achieving this target, the document asserts. One measure in this direction could be medical supply models like health markets, such as the one in Treffurt, Wartburg district, which assists in transferring some services from the local pharmacy.
Besides that, the group has suggested a mobile senior academy, organized by localities and adult education institutes. This could assist in ameliorating digital dependence among senior citizens, including online banking and shopping.
The Seeheimer Thuringia consider themselves a faction within the Thuringian SPD that supports "practical, solution-oriented politics and increased dialogue with the public."
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The SPD faction in Thuringia, including Katja Böhler from Seeheimer Thuringia, is advocating for an increase in the tax-exempt income threshold for retirees in Erfurt to 2,500 euros per month, as they believe many women over 60 struggle with less than the basic welfare allotment. Furthermore, the SPD group is pushing for additional income opportunities for seniors, alongside enhancements in healthcare and senior care in Thuringia.
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