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On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Dr. Wolfgang Hirczy de Mino wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 06:11:32 +0100
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> * Voscherau appeals to Bundestag for new drug programs
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> Bonn. Henning Voscherau, mayor of Hamburg, has urged Bundestag to permit
> distribution of heroin for experimentation. It is estimated that in Hamburg
> alone there are currently 10,000 mostly young heroin addicts. Although almost
> every other junkie is under medical treatment, the remaining addicts cannot be
> reached through conventional programs such as the distribution of methadone. The
> mayor also considers the nationwide trend of increasing numbers of drug-related
> deaths and people passing on to harder narcotics alarming. Heroin prescriptions
> by doctors might bring a stop to the vicious circle of addiction, crime and
> impoverization. Voscherau referred to Switzerland, where heroin has already been
> dealt out to addicts. This has resulted in rapid health improvement among
> junkies. Voscherau appealed therefore to the government to change the narcotics
> law accordingly. Voscherau stated that the drug war has been lost a long time
> ago.
>
> - Pension reform: smaller pensions, higher contributions
>
> Bonn. Minister of Employment Bluem introduced the report of the pension
> commission. According to the report, by the year 2030 the pension level will be
> decreased to 64 per cent of the average net income, currently being just below
> 70 per cent. The pension contributions will first be decreased and, after that,
> be raised to 22.9 per cent by the year 2030. The body rejected the raise of the
> age limit, but a demographical factor will be added to the pension model. At the
> same time, establishing a family fund is proposed. It is to finance
> family-related benefits using tax revenues which so far have been drawn from the
> pension funds. Bluem emphasized that the encumbrance would be reasonably shared
> by young and old.
>
> - SPD and labor unions criticize tax reform
>
> Today, the Board of Executives of the SPD urged the federal government to
> present its complete outline of the planned tax reform as soon as possible,
> including complete propositions on funding the reform; this was reported after a
> meeting of the top board of executives. The Social Democrats emphaiszed their
> demand to realize the tax concessions for workers and families by January 1st
> next year.
>
> The German federation of unions again called the government's tax scheme
> socially unjust and wrong with regard to employment politicy. The head of the
> federation Schulte criticized above all the expected taxing of nighttime, Sunday
> and holiday work.
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