GERMANY - Chancellor Gerhard Schroder had no alternative in ordering Germany's first post-war pensions freeze, according to industry experts.
This is the first time a German government has proposed what amounts to direct cuts in the PAYG (pay-as-you-go) system. The move flies in the face of speculation which had banked on a rise in co...
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