How top experts would prevent ever higher social contributions.. As of: March 8, 2024, 6:30 p.m By: Max Schäfer CommentsPressSplit Contributions for pensions, health and nursing care insurance are rising.

They could make up over 50 percent of the salary. Experts point out alternatives to higher contributions. Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil wants a pension like in Austria: That's why pensioners in the neighboring country read more money. Heil also wants civil servants and the self-employed to pay into their pensions.