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Social Expenditure as a Percentage of Gdp Not Higher than 2015
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Because it has become too expensive, the Federal Chancellor wants to reform the welfare state. In 2024, the federal government spent slightly less on social affairs than in 2015.
According to Chancellor Merz, the welfare state is no longer financially viable. Figures from the Federal Statistical Office show that expenditure has not increased in terms of GDP.
Politics discusses the welfare state: Is it still financially viable, where can it be saved? Data from the Federal Statistical Office show that social expenditure is not up to date in terms of economic power.
The black and red coalition is arguing about how much welfare state Germany can still afford. In absolute figures, expenditure has risen sharply, but the share of gross domestic product has remained remarkably stable.
Is the German welfare state still affordable? The coalition government has been arguing about this for weeks. However, relative to the country's economic strength, federal social spending is no higher today than it was ten years ago.
BERLIN. Can Germany still afford its welfare state? Expenditure has risen sharply in absolute figures. However, the view on economic power changes the picture. Poverty in Germany. Photo: Shutterstock / Noyan Yalcin According to official figures, according to German economic power, the Federal Government's social expenditures are no higher than ten years ago. According to the Federal Statistical Office, in 2024, the Federal Government accounted f…
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