The Bundestag is voting on the payment card today. The Greens still had questions - and apparently a lot is still unclear.
The payment card is intended to prevent migrants from transferring money to smugglers or family and friends abroad. It is controversial whether access to cash is actually a “pull factor” that attracts people to Germany. Another big voting topic on Friday will be the Self-Determination Act. In the future, people should be able to change their gender and first name by making a declaration to the registry office. The previous obligation to present a medical certificate for this should no longer apply. Couples and their children should have more freedom when choosing their last name in the future. Children should also have double names as double birth names. The law stipulates that both spouses can have a double name inThe future. Until now, this was only possible for one of the two. until now, it was only Possible for one. of them to have both names. In Bavaria, for example, payment card users can only withdraw 50 euros per month in cash. In Berlin, however, she could no longer come this year.