Social Reforms - Merz Wants to Save at Least Ten Percent on Civic Money

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes his social minister Bärbel Bas a hard-hitting savings statement: She is supposed to save 10 percent of the citizens' money (about 50 billion euros/year). That's 5 billion euros a year! Where could Bas save?

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Chancellor Merz is "convinced that ten percent would have to be saved. In doing so, he again contradicts Minister of Social Affairs Bas.

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"This is an amount that must be possible," said the Chancellor – and made a personal announcement to SPD Labour Minister Bas. Today, the coalition leaders meet.

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According to Friedrich Merz, the chancellor becomes concrete about the savings goal: five billion euros can be cut in the civil money. He rejected the »Bullshit« criticism from the SPD in clear words.

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Federal Chancellor Merz wants to save five billion euros in civic money. Shortly before the first coalition committee after the summer break, the pressure on the SPD is growing.