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The report discusses social insurance schemes in Germany and health and long-term care insurance. It focuses on the question of to what extent the expected increase in contribution rates will affect the economic outlook and how this impact can be mitigated.
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The already weak economy is being hampered by the current energy supply shock. Demographic ageing is intensifying the pressure on social insurance schemes leading as their expenditures are rising faster than the contribution-based revenues.
Professor at the Technical University of Nuremberg (UTN) and Head of the Energy Systems and Market Design Lab. Member of the National Hydrogen Council of the Federal Government.
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