Tag: Finance
NRW Health Minister calls for systemic overhaul of long-term care
(de-news.net) – Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU), the health minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, has reiterated his call for a comprehensive overhaul of Germany’s long-term care system, arguing…
Health advocates press sugar tax as CDU leadership pushes back
(de-news.net) – Foodwatch, a consumer advocacy group, has reiterated its call for the introduction of a sugar tax ahead of the CDU’s federal party convention,…
BAMF restricts access to integration courses citing budget constraints
(de-news.net) – According to a notice circulated to course providers and subsequently reported by several media outlets, the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) has…
Council expert Werding sees no fiscal gain in integrating civil servants into pension system
(de-news.net) – Martin Werding, a member of Germany’s Council of Economic Experts, of the Federal Government’s Old-Age Security Commission, and a professor at Ruhr University…
Schulze urges work obligations for Grundsicherung recipients as Federal Labor Ministry calls for caution
(de-news.net) – Sven Schulze (CDU), the recently appointed minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt, has argued in favor of tightening the obligations attached to Germany’s Grundsicherung by requiring…
Divided reactions to SPD’s proposal for new health system levy
(de-news.net) – Reactions to the SPD Federal Executive Committee’s recent proposal for a new fee to fund the national health system have been notably divided,…
Linnemann advocates cutting non-insurance benefits while Reiche calls for accelerated tax reforms
(de-news.net) – The General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Carsten Linnemann, has articulated firm reservations about the SPD’s proposal to stabilize statutory health…
SPD proposes comprehensive overhaul of health, pension, and tax financing
(de-news.net) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has outlined a package of measures to restructure the financing of health care and long-term care following a two-day…
CDU/CSU rejects Left Party’s wealth tax proposal
(de-news.net) – Leaders of the Union parties have strongly opposed proposals for new taxes, particularly the Left Party’s suggestion to reinstate a wealth tax. The…
Chancellor Merz signals paradigm shift in pension policy
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has indicated an intention to fundamentally recalibrate Germany’s long-standing old-age security framework by announcing plans to launch a comprehensive…
