Left debates "salary cap":
The Left is debating voluntary salary cuts. A "salary cap" favored by the party leadership does not appear to have majority support ...
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The Left debates voluntary income capARD research found that almost nobody backed the €2,850 limit by Friday, 4 p.m.; statute changes are due no later than 2027.
Key FactsMay 9, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesschau.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesschau.de
- Party leaders Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken initiated debate over voluntarily surrendering part of lawmakers’ income.
- Schwerdtner had announced she would retain only €2,850 net from her parliamentary allowance as a lawmaker.
- Many lawmakers generally supported limiting salaries but said numerous detailed questions needed clarification first.
- The party executive found no majority for the specific proposal and plans to submit statute changes no later than 2027.
I think that's a really good sign. Very, very high salaries, of course, also lead to a luxury lifestyle and thus to out-of-touch politics.— Jasmin Blume, a member of The Left, told the ARD-Hauptstadtstudio on the sidelines of a memorial event in Schönhausen (Elbe).
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