Lang's statements show why the Greens are really blocking the payment card law. The Greens, who consider the existing legal options to be sufficient, have so far opposed this request from the two coalition partners SPD and FDP.
With the new card, people who have fled to Germany will be able to purchase things for their daily needs. At the same time, those responsible for politics hope to prevent money from being transferred to smugglers or families in the respective countries of origin. Hamburg was the first federal state to start distributing the card last Thursday (February 15th)