Active pension provides tax relief for working pensioners

Infographic of June 30, 2025

Image Title: Impact of Active Pension on Tax Revenue Description: The image presents an infographic illustrating the impact of an active pension on tax revenue in millions of euros. It shows how additional working pensioners can increase revenue from tax and social security contributions, potentially offsetting income tax revenue shortfalls. Visual Elements: Tables: Three tables display the change in tax revenue under different scenarios of active pension schemes. The first table shows the tax revenue with an active pension without additional employees, consistently around 770 million euros from 2019 to 2022. The second table shows the tax revenue with an active pension and 75,000 additional employees, consistently around 440,000 million euros from 2019 to 2021. The third table shows the tax revenue with an active pension and 150,000 additional employees, consistently around 1,300,000 million euros from 2019 to 2021. Text: The text "Active pension provides tax relief for working pensioners. More working pensioners increase revenue from tax and social security contributions and can offset income tax revenue shortfalls" is at the top of the image, providing context for the infographic. The text "Change in tax revenue in millions of euros" is visible, explaining the content of the tables. The text "Source: DIW Berlin calculations" indicates the source of the data. Additional Information: The infographic aims to visualize the potential increase in tax revenue due to additional working pensioners under different scenarios of an active pension scheme. The use of tables helps to clarify the changes in tax revenue over the specified years. This description provides an overview of the representation of the impact of an active pension on tax revenue through the use of an infographic.

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Topics: Retirement and pension provision

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