Politicians of Union and Spd Demand More Rigour in Citizens' Money
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Germany is paying too much public money overall, says Saxony's Prime Minister Kretschmer. He calls for changes – also for Ukrainian refugees.

Should the citizens' money be removed from Ukrainians living in Germany? Markus Söder is in favour. And the Saxon head of government also pleads for changes.
Top politicians of the government coalition demand sanctions against citizens' money recipients who refuse reasonable work. Moreover, gang fraud should not be tolerated.
Kretschmer supports changes to the citizen's income. (Archive photo) Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa Saxony's Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) supports changes to the citizen's income – also for Ukrainians. The rules must be changed for "our own people, for the Germans, as well as for those who have come to us" so that hard work is worthwhile, he said on the ZDF morning magazine. Germany spends 47 billion euros on the citizen's income…
The labor market policy spokesperson for the Union parliamentary group, Marc Biadacz, sees the increase in spending on citizens' benefits in 2024 to 47 billion euros as a “wake-up call.” The development is significantly increasing the pressure for reform, the CDU politician told the “Handelsblatt” (Monday edition) and added in the direction of head of department Bärbel Bas (SPD): “The Federal Ministry of Labour must now deliver.” Germany quickly…
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