Saturday, November 22, 2008

Rürup offers resignation from Social Forum

After his move to the private sector, the chief economist of the Federal Government, Bert Rürup, his resignation from the Social Advisory Council of the Federal Government offered if this new task in the financial services provider AWD see a conflict of interest.
The chief economist of the Federal Government, Bert Rürup, after his move to the financial services provider AWD his resignation from the Social Advisory Council of the federal government. Photo: dpaLupe

The chief economist of the Federal Government, Bert Rürup, after his move to the financial services provider AWD his resignation from the Social Advisory Council of the federal government. Picture: Reuters

HB BERLIN. "When the Panel in my career planned realignment sees a conflict of interest, then I will of course accept," said Rürup the news magazine "Der Spiegel". The Social Advisory Council, whose chairman is Rürup, advises the federal government in matters of statutory pension insurance. The professor is also head of the Experts Council, the federal government in economic issues.

The 65-year-olds in the April 2009 changes to the financial services provider AWD. From among the five ways he wants to retire at the end of February. He is the father of the "Rürup pension", a tax-funded pensions, especially for self-employed, which insurance companies can be completed. DGB - Annelie Buntenbach board member responsible for the unions in the social advisory council sits, told the Mirror: "I do not expect that Rürups membership as an independent scientist with his new job in the private sector can tolerate."

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