Economist Clemens Fuest finds the Agenda 2030 presented by the Union in large parts positive, but also identifies weaknesses. “I do not find the tax relief on overtime work convincing” said the head of the Munich Ifo Institute to the newspapers of the Funke Media Group (Friday editions).
“Our problem is not that there are too few overtime hours, but rather a lot of part-time employment” Fuest said. Uncertainties he sees also in the proposed savings on the citizen’s allowance. Insisting that those who can work should work, makes sense for recipients of benefits.
“However, the implementation should take into account that the Federal Constitutional Court has so far demanded that the effectiveness of punitive measures in promoting the solution to the transfer dependency be proven. In this respect, cuts and sanctions are bound by conditions” the economist said.