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Citizen Money Reform Brings Little Savings to Date

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The new basic guarantee, which has been in force since July, does not seem to have significantly relieved the federal budget so far. According to an evaluation of the budget figures, the monthly expenditure of 3.3 to 3.5 billion euros is almost at the level of the previous year.

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The federal government would be able to save billions of euros by reforming the civil money – so the Union had applied for the introduction of the new basic security. Experts from the Ifo Institute criticise: the promise is not fulfilled.

·Berlin, Germany
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The new basic guarantee, which has been in force since July, does not relieve the federal budget. This results in an evaluation of the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" from the monthly reports of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

·Berlin, Germany
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The controversial citizen money is gone. The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" has evaluated first data on the new basic security, with a sobering result: the reform does not meet the high expectations.

·Munich, Germany
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In the election campaign, the Union promised to save billions of euros with a reform of the citizens' money. Since July, the new basic security applies. However, the announced discharge of the federal budget is not yet recognizable. This results in an evaluation of the Süddeutsche Zeitung based on the monthly reports of the Federal Ministry of Finance. Expenditure on basic security, including rents, is almost at the previous year's level: The co…

·Eschborn, Germany
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The new basic social security system – Grundsicherung, which has been in effect since July, is not bringing any relief to the German budget. This conclusion was reached by German media after analyzing the monthly reports of the Ministry of Finance. The costs for basic social security – including housing costs – for July (3.5 billion euros), August (3.4 billion) and September (3.3 billion) on […]

The new basic guarantee, which has been in force since July, does not seem to have significantly relieved the federal budget so far. According to an evaluation of the budget figures, the monthly expenditure of 3.3 to 3.5 billion euros is almost at the level of the previous year.

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung broke the news in Munich, Germany on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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