[HIGHLIGHTS] Pension and citizen's money or weapons? New traffic light dispute threatens social spending

Pension and citizen's money or weapons? New traffic light dispute threatens social spending.. As of: February 20, 2024, 1:15 a.m By: Amy Walker CommentsPressSplit At the Munich Security Conference, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) spoke out in favor of more spending on armaments.

The federal government's largest budget is still the social budget, with almost 40 percent of government spending going to it. The SPD and the Greens are correspondingly alarmed by the Chancellor's statements and continue to insist on suspending the debt brake.