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A nurse tests a resident of a retirement home in Bremen
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In the coalition agreement between the SPD, Greens and FDP, it was agreed that a nationwide corona bonus should also be paid out in care in 2022.
But there is still controversy about the type of payment.
The board of directors of the German Foundation for Patient Protection, Eugen Brysch, has now sharply criticized the planned bonus.
There is a risk of a "rude awakening for the 1.5 million nurses in Germany," Brysch told the dpa news agency.
The care bonus is nothing more than a tax bonus.
“The state forgoes tax revenue.
The prerequisite for this, however, is that employers pay an additional up to 3,000 euros per nursing staff.
But many hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient services will not be able to do this at all.« After all, up to 4.6 billion euros are involved.
Many employees could »get nothing«
The federal government wants to provide one billion euros for the Corona bonus for nursing staff.
The proposed law stipulates that these premiums remain tax-free up to an amount of EUR 3,000.
As much of the money as possible should actually reach the employees.
This applies to special payments, among other things, for employees in hospitals, in intensive care, for outpatient nurses and employees in nursing homes.
"The traffic light in the coalition agreement testifies to the outstanding performance of the nursing staff in the pandemic," said Brysch.
But red-yellow-green is not willing to raise the corona premiums themselves.
»The government accepts that many employees will get nothing«.
Instead, the government should guarantee the care bonus from budget funds.
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