Germany is considering a radical plan to raise its state retirement age to 70.
Proposals by a government–appointed pensions commission are set to recommend hiking the official age once a decade between now and 2092.
The German state pension age is already in the process of rising from 65 to 67 by 2031, and future increases would be tied to life expectancy.
The commission's plans, which will be handed to Chancellor Friedrich Merz tomorrow, include setting up a national pension fund and ditching current rules which make it attractive to retire from 63.
The fierce debate this will ignite in Germany is likely to be echoed in the UK, which is also reviewing future increases in the state pension.
