US EditionSocial Contributions on the Way to the 50 Percent Mark – What that Means for Your Money
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The social security system is facing an enormous challenge: the financing scissors of statutory health insurance are opening up ever further. A record rise in social security contributions is threatening to exceed 50 percent.
Without reforms, social security contributions could devour almost half of income by 2035. CSU politicians warn.
Berlin, 28 January 2026. A new study by the Institute for Health and Social Research on behalf of the German Health Insurance Fund (DAK) shows that social security contributions in Germany could rise to almost 50 percent by 2035 without fundamental reforms. Employees would have significantly less net from the gross, employers would be additionally burdened and the economic location Germany further weakened. To this end, the financial-political s…
Social contributions could increase significantly by 2035. Accordingly, contributions to statutory health insurance, social care insurance, unemployment insurance and statutory pension insurance could rise to a total of 50 percent. DAK CEO Andreas Storm proposes a 3-stage GKV stability pact. read more
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