The German Bundestag is dealing with several political topics this week, including members' salaries, government reforms and questions for cabinet members. The Union and SPD factions have agreed that the increase in parliamentary allowances will not take place this year, even though the incomes of 630 members of parliament were due to rise by nearly 500 euros starting July 1. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The bill is to be submitted this week, with its first reading scheduled for Thursday. The decision is meant to serve as a signal of savings to the public at a time when the government is dealing with pressure on public finances as well as rising healthcare spending. According to coalition circles, the Ministry of Health expects the statutory health insurance funds' expenditures this year to be 3.5 billion euros higher than originally anticipated. Die Zeit ↗
At the same time, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer, both from the CSU, are to answer questions from members of parliament in the plenary session. MPs are also expected to discuss the activity report. Meanwhile, a new dispute has emerged within the coalition, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly accuses the SPD of blocking the infrastructure future law. Die Zeit ↗
Ahead of the government's meeting with representatives of employers and trade unions, the head of the Union parliamentary group, Jens Spahn, called on the social partners to show greater openness toward reforms. The government expects the talks to send a signal that would support further progress on reforms. Tagesspiegel ↗
Bundestag addresses allowances, reforms and questions for ministers
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„Wir brauchen jetzt weniger rote Linien“: Spahn appelliert vor Treffen an Sozialpartner
Tagesspiegel
| 17:38 09.06.
Schwarz-rote Koalition: Merz wirft SPD laut Bericht Blockade bei Infrastrukturgesetz vor
Die Zeit
| 05:08 10.06.
Regierungsbefragung - Minister Dobrindt und Rainer stehen Bundestag Rede und Antwort
Deutschlandfunk
| 04:45 10.06.
Bafög: Linke und Grüne erhöhen Druck auf Regierung im Bundestag
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| 16:52 09.06.
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