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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Wednesday that his government would fight so that young people can count on receiving their state pensions in retirement. “The fact that we want to guarantee a stable pension level in Germany is one of the major plans of this government,” said Scholz during debate on his coalition’s proposed budget in parliament. The 17-year-olds in the country, who are now leaving school and will be paying pension contributions for five decades, need to know what they can rely on in the future, the chancellor said. “The most important asset that many in our country have …

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