The joint trade unions have formulated a critical statement related to the planned reduction of unemployment benefits, starting as from 1 November 2012. According to the program of the new federal government the benefit scheme will lead to cuts varying form 12% for households to 17.5% for individuals and 40% for cohabitants. As a consequence more people will end up below the European poverty threshold. The unions ask instead for more investment in training and employability programs.
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