The new government in Germany is working on plans to take the pressure off the nations pension bills by keeping people in the workforce longer. The labour and social affairs minister and vice-chancellor Franz Muentefering said that the drive to take early retirement needs to be stopped. Government negotiators are putting together a plan to lift the retirement age from 65 to 67 in gradual steps from 2007 until completion in 2035.

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