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Study Questions Minimum Wage Effectiveness in Erasing German Income Poverty
A recent study by the German Economic Institute (IW) found that the minimum wage has failed to curb…
SPD Signals Hard Negotiations Over Income Tax Reform as Klingbeil Sets Central Condition for Union Talks
Lars Klingbeil, the leader of the SPD, said that a comprehensive income‑tax reform must be a core condition in…
German Seniors Face Growing Income Gap Reaching €4,066 by 2025
The income gap between people over 65 and the overall population in Germany is widening. According to the…
Ministry Rejects Covering Health Insurance Costs for Basic Income Recipients
In talks to curb spending in statutory health insurance, the Labour Ministry led by Bärbel Bas has apparently dismissed…
German Health Insurance Strikes Deficit as Expenditures Outpace Income in 2025
The expenditures of statutory health insurers in 2025 rose far more than their contributions. According to preliminary statements,…
German Green Leader Dzienus Calls Citizen Income Reform a Vote of Misery Against the People
Greens member Timon Dzienus has slammed the planned re‑design of Bürgergeld into a new form of basic security as…
Left Party Says Costs of Basic Income Reform Exceed Expected Savings
The Left party sharply criticized the federal government’s proposal to reform the citizens’ income system. Social policy spokesperson…
Coalition Seals Deal on Citizen Basic Income Reform Ahead of Bundestag Vote
Union and SPD have reportedly settled the remaining disagreements over the Bürgergeld reform. According to reports in “Stern”…
North Rhine-Westphalia Sticks With Controversial Fictional Partner Income for Civil Servants
The debate over civil servant salaries in North Rhine‑Westphalia (NRW) centers on the use of a fictitious partner income,…
German Mid‑Size Union Pushes Tax Reform to Ease Middle and Upper Income Burden Ahead of CDU Party Conference
The Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT) has submitted a motion for the CDU party congress that begins this Friday…
Ifo President Fuest Warns SPD’s Planned Tax Cuts for Middle and Lower Income Will Cost Over 30 Billion Euros Annually
Clemens Fuest, the president of the Ifo Institute, dismissed SPD Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s proposal to cut taxes for middle‑and‑lower‑income…
Klingbeil to Unveil Plan to Cut Income Tax for Small and Middle Earners
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD is reportedly working on a plan to reduce income tax for low‑to‑middle‑income…
SPD Ties Income Tax Reform to Conditions Amid Rising Union Conflict
The debate over income‑tax relief is now turning into a new clash between the Union party and the…
Ifo CEO Says Income Tax Relief Only Realistic With Spending Cuts, Fuest Criticizes Linnemann’s Plan
The president of the Munich Ifo Institute, Clemens Fuest, thinks that the Federal Government’s proposal to ease the…
CDU Secretary General Urges Steep Income Tax Cuts
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU’s general secretary, has pressed the party for clear cuts to the income tax. Speaking…
County Councils Push Employment Mandate for Basic Income Beneficiaries
In the debate about employing Bürgergeld recipients, the German County Council (DLT) signals support for a compulsory work…
Greens Claim Child Welfare Threatened by Stricter Basic Income Sanctions as Federal Government Refutes Risk
The German federal government considers the tougher sanctions introduced with the new basic security law to pose no…
Greens and Left Reject CDU’s Proposal to Raise Mini‑Job Income Limit
The Greens and the Left have strongly rejected the CDU’s call to raise the earnings limit for mini‑jobs.…
Amthor Encourages Work Requirement Debate for Basic Income Recipients in Saxony‑Anhalt
Philipp Amthor, the secretary‑general at the German Ministry for Digital Affairs, welcomed the proposal by Saxony‑Anhalt’s state premier, Sven Schulze…
VdK Supports SPD Plan to Use Rent and Capital Income for Health Insurance Demands Exemption Thresholds
The VdK Social Union backs the SPD’s recent call to include rental and capital‑income systematically in the financing…
Economist Werding Rejects SPD Proposal to Tax Dividends Interest and Rental Income for Health Fund
Economics expert Martin Werding has rejected the SPD’s proposal to introduce a new health‑contribution levy on dividends, interest income,…
German Ministry Fears High Costs from Mandatory Work for Basic Income Recipients
Saxony‑Anhalt’s Minister‑President Sven Schulze (CDU) has proposed that recipients of the Basic Income (Bürgergeld) be required to undertake work, a…
SPD Proposes Universal Health Levy Across All Income Types to Fund Healthcare System
The SPD has drafted a proposal to introduce a new levy for financing Germany’s health system. The draft,…
German Wage Gap Shrinks as Income Equality Improves
Germany’s wage inequality has narrowed over the past year. According to the “Lohnmonitor” published by the Nuremberg Institute…
Left Party Urges Social Housing Income Tax Reform as 2026 Growth Forecast Drops
In light of the federal government’s revised, lower growth forecast for 2026, the Left parliamentary group leader Heidi…
Electric Car Ownership Skewed to Wealthy 1.3% of Low Income German Households Own EVs
In 2023, only 1.3 % of German households with a monthly net household income below €2,600 owned at least…
E-Car Leasing Tied to Income Possible
The German government is exploring a new income-dependent subsidy model for electric vehicle leasing, signaling a potential shift…
BA Loans Boost Citizen Income Recipients
A concerning trend is emerging from German government data, revealing a significant increase in loans disbursed to citizens…
Ex-Judge Defends Basic Income Reform
The legality of the government’s planned intensification of sanctions within the new basic income system is under intense…
Retirement Income Tax Fight Erupts
A simmering dispute within the German government is threatening to derail the implementation of the planned “Aktivrente” a…
East West Income Gap Narrows
Recent data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) indicates a gradual narrowing of the income gap between eastern…
Retirement Income Strained for Many
According to recent data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), a significant portion of retirees in Germany…
Retirement Income Tax Threat Looms
Concerns are mounting regarding the planned “Aktivrente” (active retirement) scheme, set to take effect on January 1, 2026,…
CDU Demands Citizen Income Reform
Several prominent figures within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are expressing strong expectations for Chancellor Friedrich Merz as…
Pensioners Income Boost Planned
A proposal is gaining traction within Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to enhance the appeal of the planned…
Energy Bills Outpace Basic Income Payments
A recent calculation by comparison portal Verivox indicates that the citizen’s allowance (Bürgergeld) may not adequately cover average…
Left Party Calls for End to GKV Income Cap
The debate surrounding proposed increases to assessment limits for pension, long-term care and health insurance contributions has intensified,…
German Minister Predicts Citizen Income Reform Soon
Germany is poised for revisions to its citizen’s allowance, known as the “Bürgergeld”, with proposals expected soon from…
Union Leader Demands Tougher Rules For Basic Income
Ahead of a closed-door meeting between the parliamentary group leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social…
Students Spend Half of Income on Rent
New data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals a significant disparity in housing costs between students,…
Germans Want Simple Digital View of Retirement Income
A recent survey indicates significant public desire for increased digitization and simplification of Germany’s retirement and pension systems.…
Income Inequality Fuels Education Concerns
As several German states begin the new school year, the Social Association of Germany (SoVD) is advocating for…
Germany Defends Basic Income Amidst Criticism
The governing coalition’s citizen’s allowance program has faced persistent scrutiny, particularly from opposition parties, prompting a robust defense…
Low Income Families Get Climate Tech Boost
The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Carsten Schneider (SPD), is developing new measures to alleviate the financial…
More Pensioners Relying on Basic Income
A growing number of retirees in Germany are increasingly reliant on basic social security benefits, according to recent…
Record Spending on Citizen’s Income Hits 46.7 Billion Euros: CDU Calls for Abolition
The costs of citizens receiving unemployment benefits have reached a record high of 46.7 billion euros last year.…
Germany’s Employees Face Sudden Income Squeeze in 2025
A new analysis by Datev, a German software company, suggests that many employees in Germany will see a…
IG Metall Blasts ‘Forced Work’ in Basic Income Plan
The head of the Social Committee at the IG Metall union, Hans-Jürgen Urban, has sharply criticized the debate…