Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister calls for compromises and solutions to build trust in political action

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister calls for compromises and solutions to build trust in political action

Schwerin (dpa) – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) has called on the federal government to come to compromises and good solutions and thus create more trust in political action. “The most important thing for the new year is that the traffic lights no longer argue, but make sensible decisions together and then carry … Read more

FPÖ – Hafenecker: “ÖVP-LH Mikl-Leitner engages in political child abandonment and self-accusation” | Freedom Parliamentary Club

FPÖ – Hafenecker: “ÖVP-LH Mikl-Leitner engages in political child abandonment and self-accusation” |  Freedom Parliamentary Club

The ÖVP brought the eco-Marxist Greens into government, made all the burdens on drivers, commuters and families possible and is sticking to it to maintain power Vienna (OTS) – “If there is a model for political schizophrenia and child abandonment out of pure desperation, then ÖVP Governor Mikl-Leitner has now provided it,” commented FPÖ General … Read more

Pension insurance 2024: This will change for all pensioners, both legally and voluntarily insured

Pension insurance 2024: This will change for all pensioners, both legally and voluntarily insured

Here we will explain to you what changes pensioners and those with statutory and voluntary pension insurance will face next year. There will be various changes to pension insurance in the new year 2024. The German Pension Insurance Federation points this out. 2024 will be the last year in which there are still differences between … Read more

Federal government once again denies help to New York for the immigration crisis: Mayor Adams declares himself upset

Federal government once again denies help to New York for the immigration crisis: Mayor Adams declares himself upset

Read transcript did not meet with the presidentand they say there is a lack of commitment.Let’s see what the girl asks formigrant community.reporter: thank you and goodnights.a neighbor from the place who bringsclothes and food says nounderstand why the governmentfederal government gave him economic aid>> called for a demonstrationpeaceful. we are 100,000 en newYork affected.reporter: … Read more

Habeck cancels trip to climate conference due to budget crisis

Habeck cancels trip to climate conference due to budget crisis

Berlin (dpa) – Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) has canceled a trip to the World Climate Conference in Dubai and the region planned from Monday evening due to the budget crisis. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Berlin said Habeck’s presence in Berlin was necessary to further advance discussions on the 2024 … Read more

Lindner explains supplementary budget: “We would rather spend money on the future than on interest”

Lindner explains supplementary budget: “We would rather spend money on the future than on interest”

The Bundestag Presidium has scheduled 68 minutes for the debate on the 2023 supplementary budget this Friday morning. In order to pass it, the government factions must again decide on an emergency because Germany will have to take on more debt than planned. The dispute is not just about the budget for the current year. … Read more

Budget verdict: What paths lead out of the billion dollar hole? – Germany – Waiblingen newspaper publisher

Budget verdict: What paths lead out of the billion dollar hole?  – Germany – Waiblingen newspaper publisher

Berlin (dpa) – After the Karlsruhe budget ruling, the federal government also sees far-reaching consequences for other reserves in the federal budget. The loans from the special fund for energy price caps “could no longer be used in 2023 according to the current legal situation,” Budget State Secretary Werner Gatzer informed the ministries. With the … Read more

News podcast: Where the 60 billion euros for the climate will come from now

News podcast: Where the 60 billion euros for the climate will come from now

The traffic light government wanted to put 60 billion euros into the so-called climate and transformation fund. This should serve to support the project Federal Government in the fight against climate change, such as the improvement of the rail infrastructure or energy-efficient renovation of buildings. According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, the … Read more

Additional budgets under scrutiny: consequences of the budget ruling

Additional budgets under scrutiny: consequences of the budget ruling

Berlin (dpa) – After the Karlsruhe budget ruling, all of the federal government’s ancillary budgets are under scrutiny. One thing is certain so far: 60 billion euros for climate projects and the modernization of the economy have been lost. But may billions more not be available, for example for energy price caps? And what about … Read more

Employees and employers: Social contributions increase for employees and decrease for employers

Employees and employers: Social contributions increase for employees and decrease for employers

Social contributions for employees have increased in recent years – but for employers they have decreased. The Left in the Bundestag drew attention to this, citing a response from the federal government. Accordingly, the percentage contributions to social insurance for employees rose by 1.3 percentage points to 16.9 percent from 2002 to 2022. Contributions for … Read more