“Consciously distorts the facts’: CDU boss Merz clips the citizen’s money wings. Labor Minister Heil rejects the CDU's criticism of the long-running citizen's benefit debate.

“Mr Merz wants to artificially reduce the subsistence minimum, our constitution already prohibits that,” said Heil, who has a clear opinion in the debate about citizens’ money or work. Thousands of employees can look forward to a special payroll payment for February's first forecast summer 2024.