Catalogue question 99 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Who pays for social insurance in Germany?
- employers and employees Correct
- only employees
- all citizens
- only employers
Why — for every option
- A — Correct: social insurance contributions are, as a rule, shared equally between employers and employees.
- B — Contributions from employees alone contradict the basic principle of equal-share financing in Germany.
- C — Not all citizens pay social insurance contributions, only employees subject to social insurance (or their employers).
- D — Contributions from employers alone do not match the equal-share financing model.
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