2023-08-27 22:44:44
After months of dispute, the German federal government has reached an agreement on basic child security. As the AFP news agency learned from government circles, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Family Minister Lisa Paus and Finance Minister Christian Lindner agreed on Sunday evening following hours of negotiations the key points for the new family benefit. Details are expected to be presented on Monday morning.
Paus and Lindner have been arguing for months regarding the amount of money for basic child security, which from 2025 should bundle essential family policy services and make them more accessible. With a view to children from poor and low-income families, the family minister considered significantly higher amounts than the finance minister wanted to provide.
In mid-August, Paus then blocked the passage of the draft law for the Growth Opportunities Act in the German Federal Cabinet. Lindner’s proposal provides for tax breaks for companies amounting to 6.5 billion euros. The declared goal of the German federal government was to settle the dispute over basic child security by the start of the cabinet meeting at Meseberg Castle on Tuesday, so that the Growth Act can be passed there.
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