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The Chancellor election is to take place on May 6. This was announced by the Bundestag ...
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Key FactsCoalition Agreement Focus: Minimum Wage and Reforms
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- Friedrich Merz is set to be elected as the new Chancellor on May 6.
- The SPD’s youth organization has rejected the coalition agreement with the Union, demanding improvements, especially regarding the targeted minimum wage of 15 euros by 2026.
- Various associations express concerns over potential negative economic impacts of the proposed minimum wage increase and call for the independence of the minimum wage commission.
- Criticism arises over planned cuts in development aid and climate policy, while the Union insists on a prompt implementation of social reforms.
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Minimum wage debate: Merz polarizes with statement - "Brutally stabs SPD in the back"
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Why there is disagreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD on the minimum wage: CDU leader Merz contradicts SPD leader Klingbeil on the question of how high the ...
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Friedrich Merz questions announced tax cut: Friedrich Merz sows doubt about key announcements in the coalition agreement. The promised reduction in income tax is ...
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Live blog: ++ Merz is to be elected Chancellor on May 6 ++: The Chancellor election is to take place on May 6. This was announced by the Bundestag ...
tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-neue-bundesregierung-102.html
CDU: Concerns about a "state crisis" if the SPD rejects the coalition agreement: From Tuesday, the SPD base will vote on the coalition agreement with the CDU/CSU ...
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Higher minimum wage and lower income tax: Merz calls the agreements in the coalition agreement "not fixed"
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Higher minimum wage and lower income tax: Merz calls the agreements in the coalition agreement "not fixed"
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Merz: Income tax cut "is not fixed": For the SPD, they are considered a given - | apparently not for the CDU: the minimum wage increase to €15 and the income tax ...
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"We didn't agree on that": Merz corrects Klingbeil on the €15 minimum wage: In Germany, the collective bargaining parties, not the government ...
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Merz: 15 Euro minimum wage and income tax cut open: According to Chancellor-designate Merz, a minimum wage increase to 15 euros is by no means certain ...
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Merz vs. SPD: Tax and minimum wage dispute in Berlin: Friedrich Merz is causing a stir in the SPD by questioning the planned tax cuts and increase in the minimum ...
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New federal government: First dispute between Friedrich Merz and Lars Klingbeil - that's what it's all about
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Linnemann downplays the issue: SPD leftists question the minimum wage: The CDU and the Social Democrats are at odds over whether and when the minimum wage will ...
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Coalition agreement between the CDU and SPD: Irritation over statements by the CDU leader
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Discussion about the minimum wage: The SPD leadership's bluff: CDU leader Merz is right: A higher minimum wage is not in the coalition agreement ...
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Friedrich Merz on the minimum wage: Does the future chancellor not know the amount?
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Lower taxes, higher minimum wage? For Merz, "not a given": The CDU/CSU and SPD are making their coalition agreement subject to funding. This includes the income ...
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Despite coalition agreement: Merz describes income tax cut as "not fixed": In the coalition agreement, the CDU/CSU and SPD are planning a tax cut for lower and ...
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Maximum dispute over minimum wage: Merz and Klingbeil at loggerheads: Has the SPD crossed the first red line in its future coalition with the CDU/CSU? Friedrich ...
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Merz: Income tax cut “not fixed”: In the coalition agreement, the CDU/CSU and SPD are planning a tax cut for small and medium incomes - they are not giving any ...
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Merz sees agreements in the coalition agreement subject to reservations: The concluded coalition agreement reveals that a dispute could arise soon. Financing ...
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