GERMANY - Germany's labour minister and vice chancellor, Franz Müntefering, announced that state pensions would be increased by 0.54% from July 1.
Speaking on German TV, Müntefering said it would cost the state approximately €1.2bn to fund the increase for the country’s 20 million pensioners. Germany’s pension payouts have remained frozen...
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