Tag: Finance
Merz (CDU): the federal budget is outdated
(GermanPolicy.com) – The chairman of the CDU and parliamentary group leader of the Union parties in the German Bundestag, Merz, has accused the Federal Government…
Scholz against permanent subsidies for fossil fuels
(GermanPolicy.com) – Chancellor Scholz (SPD) has stressed in the German Bundestag that there should be no overturning of the market mechanisms in view of the…
Lindner presents federal budget
(GermanPolicy.com) – The draft of the new federal budget includes expenditures of 458 billion Euros. New debt is 100 billion Euros, and the special fund…
Mobility allowance for small and medium incomes
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to media reports, the traffic light coalition intends to propose a mobility allowance for small and medium-sized incomes. A model by Federal…
Employers want bonus for the care sector quickly
(GermanPolicy.com) – The German Nursing Employers’ Association has demanded that the Federal Government quickly implement the announced nursing bonus and the tax exemption for services…
Short-time allowance to be extended
(GermanPolicy.com) – Contrary to initial plans, the short-time allowance will be extended beyond the month of March. From April, the Federal Government is going to…
Greens want to support local transport
(GermanPolicy.com) – Green Party leader Ricarda Lang has spoken out against price increases in local public transport and has advocated investment. Like the Federal States,…
New minimum wage from October
(GermanPolicy.com) – This Wednesday, the German Bundestag will probably decide to increase the minimum wage to twelve euros. The newly determined amount will be applicable…
Pension increases
(GermanPolicy.com) – From July, pensioners in Germany are to receive significantly higher pensions, according to an agreement by the the Federal Cabinet and the Federal…
Federal Government decides on tax relief and higher commuter allowances
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Cabinet has decided, in retrospect to 1 January, a tax relief for commuters and a higher basic allowance in citizens’ tax…
Heating cost subsidy for around 2 million people
(GermanPolicy.com) – Housing benefit recipients will soon receive a heating subsidy. The Federal Government parties have voted for this in the Bundestag, together with the…
Grants for people on welfare
(GermanPolicy.com) – The Federal Cabinet made up of representatives from the SPD, Greens and FDP have decided on surcharges for the needy. For children and…
