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BERLIN , Nov 15 (AP) \u2014 The German parliament\u2019s upper house on Monday halted a proposed reform of the country\u2019s unemployment benefit system, a central policy of center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz\u2019s government.<\/p>\n
Germany\u2019s main center-right opposition bloc objects to the overhaul on the grounds that it would reduce pressure and incentives for people to take available jobs. Scholz\u2019s three-party coalition doesn\u2019t control a majority in parliament\u2019s upper house, which represents Germany\u2019s 16 state governments, and regions in which the opposition bloc governs prevented the reform from passing.<\/p>\n
The move will send the legislation to a committee whose job is to resolve disputes between parliament\u2019s lower and upper houses. It\u2019s not clear what compromise might emerge.<\/p>\n
The proposed reform would replace a system drawn up nearly two decades ago by a center-left government under then Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which tightened benefit rules for the long-term unemployed.<\/p>\n
The so-called \u201cHartz IV\u201d system was part of a package of reforms that was credited with helping make Europe\u2019s biggest economy more robust. It has long been loathed by left-wingers and contributed to years of weakness for the Social Democrats, the party of Schroeder and Scholz.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s proposal foresees raising the level of benefits from 449 euros ($465) per month to 502 euros. It also calls for reducing penalties against recipients who balk at taking jobs, particularly in the first six months, and loosening restrictions on assets they can hold and the size of their apartment. It wanted the overhaul to take effect Jan. 1.<\/p>\n
The Union bloc says it agrees with the raise in the benefit level but objects to other points.<\/p>\n
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