Federal Cabinet decides on second relief package
(GermanPolicy.com) – On Wednesday, the Federal Government decided on a relief package worth several billion Euros. The energy tax on fuel is to be reduced…
Federal government launches supplementary budget
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Government on Wednesday cleared the way for a supplementary budget, which is to apply in the current financial year and which…
Electricity price should fall thanks to lower surcharge
(GermanPolicy.com) – The EEG surcharge will be abolished on July 1st of the current year – instead of in 2023. That was decided by the…
Lindner (FDP) wants to compensate for cold progression
(GermanPolicy.com) – Federal Finance Minister Lindner (FDP) would like to noticeably limb the employees in 2023. The state should not “enrich itself from salary increases…
FDP for higher additional income limits for social assistance
(GermanPolicy.com) – The socio-political spokesman for the FDP in the German Bundestag, Kober, has spoken out against a reduction in VAT on staple foods. Rather,…
More foreign aid against grain failures
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the Federal Cabinet, the development budget is to rise by one billion Euros in the current year. Among other things, the…
Lauterbach (SPD) for adapting the Infection Protection Act by autumn
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to Federal Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD), the Infection Protection Act is to be revised by autumn. By that time, the cases of…
Covid 19 mutations: Lauterbach criticized for his choice of words
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to media reports, Federal Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD) has spoken of the possibility of a highly contagious Omicron variant of the Coronavirus,…
Primarily women, children and elderly refugees from Ukraine
(GermanPolicy.com) – To date, the Federal Police have counted 357,253 Ukrainian refugees in Germany, according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. These are primarily…
Unions for wage increases due to price increases
(GermanPolicy.com) – The trade unions in Germany are demanding that wage increases be enforced in the course of the upcoming collective bargaining rounds. This is…
Health insurance companies demand a savings package for medicines
(GermanPolicy.com) – The statutory health insurance companies have asked Health Minister Lauterbach to put together an austerity package for medicines. The increase in expenditure on…
Over 6 million in Germany are illiterate
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to experts, around 6.2 million people in Germany cannot read and write or not to a sufficient extent. However, according to the…
