After 16 years as Federal Chancellor and 31 years as a member of the Bundestag, Angela Merkel is about to retire.
What are politicians entitled to when it comes to pensions?
Like all former German Chancellors,
Chancellor Angela Merkel
is entitled to a monthly pension. After many years in parliament, that should not be so little in her case: According to a calculation by the taxpayers' association, the Chancellor
will
receive
monthly pensions of around 15,000 euros
after leaving office
. The German Press Agency (dpa) reported on this on Friday (August 13). These pension entitlements resulted from her long-standing membership in the
Bundestag *
and from her time as
Federal Minister
and
Chancellor
, the organization announced on request, according to dpa. The portal "The Pioneer" reported this calculation first.
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The pension entitlements are regulated by law. For their membership in the Bundestag they stand in the law on
representatives
, for their membership in the
federal government
in the federal ministers law. Under Section 20 of the Act MPs Merkel would, for example, for its roughly
31 years in Parliament
, the maximum amount of 65 percent of the
parliamentary allowance
to, dpa portrays principle; however, the various pension entitlements are offset against each other, according to the news agency. Like all former chancellors and former federal presidents, Merkel will also be entitled to an office. In addition, an office manager, two speakers, a typist and a driver would be financed.
(ahu) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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