Despite a constitutional court ruling in 2020, the federal government has not adjusted the salaries of civil servants as it should. According to reports, it is still a question of money, which is why the traffic light government has decided not to pursue the reform any further.
“That’s disrespectful’: Civil servants earn as little as citizens’ benefit recipients – and the traffic lights are watching.“This is disrespectful – towards the judges in Karlsruhe as well as towards the civil servants,” says the customs and finance union dbb.