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Bas (SPD) for preventing social assistance abuse

(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas (SPD) has articulated her commitment to intensifying measures aimed at preventing the misuse of social assistance. To…

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Government to significantly raise public investment

(de-news.net) – The Federal Government has announced its intention to substantially augment public investment in the current fiscal year. According to Finance Minister Klingbeil, the…

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Prien wants to introduce a caregivers’ allowance

(de-news.net) – Germany’s Minister for Family Affairs, Karin Prien (CDU), has expressed the intention to introduce the new social benefit of a caregivers’ allowance as…

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First reading of the Federal Budget as well as economic relief from June and July

(de-news.net) – According to Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU), the Federal Cabinet is set to introduce an initial relief package for businesses…

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Klingbeil (SPD) calls for the implementation of fiscal consolidation measures

(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has emphasized the need for all federal ministries to adopt cost-saving measures in preparing the 2025 budget….

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Klingbeil: social insurance facing structural reforms

(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms for social insurance but vowed to initially stabilize struggling health…

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An expansion of the statutory pension system: just an idea, Klüssendorf says

(de-news.net) – The German Civil Servants’ Association has rejected Federal Labor Minister Bas’s proposal to integrate civil servants into the statutory pension system, arguing that…

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Minimum wage, pensions: Bärbel Bas sparking controversy

(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas (SPD) has sparked controversy within the governing coalition by proposing that self-employed individuals and civil servants contribute…

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Klingbeil does not exclude tax increases

(de-news.net) – Lars Klingbeil, SPD chairman, does not rule out tax increases under the anticipated CDU/CSU-SPD government. He emphasized the importance of financial resources to…

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Lauterbach (SPD): hospital reform will probably be kept up

(de-news.net) – Acting Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) anticipates that the hospital reform will endure under a black-red coalition government, given that the reduction…

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Police Union proposes a special fund for internal security

(de-news.net) – Jochen Kopelke, the Chair of the Police Union (GdP), has emphasized the necessity for greater support for law enforcement during the ongoing coalition…

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Business associations demand relief

(de-news.net) – More than 65 business associations have called on the party leadership of CDU, CSU, and SPD to revise the economic policy agreements reached…

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