Diets are increasing: Chancellor Scholz earns over 30,000 euros
Created: 06/30/2022, 13:52
By: Marvin Ziegele
The earnings of MPs are increasing - both at the federal level and in Lower Saxony.
Berlin - On July 1, 2022, the diets of the members of the German Bundestag are to increase.
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citing a government response to a request from the AfD.
The rising diets are also said to have an impact on the earnings of members of the current federal government.
According to the information, the earnings of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) should increase to 30,189.81 euros per month.
Other top earners among cabinet members are Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens, EUR 25,573.08), Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens, EUR 25,573.08) and Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP, EUR 25,573.08).
Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G7 summit.
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Bundestag: Diets for MPs increase
Members of the state parliament in Lower Saxony will also receive more money in the future.
The so-called basic compensation increases from July by around 300 euros per month to 7,485 euros, as the state parliament decided on Tuesday with the votes of the four parliamentary groups SPD, CDU, Greens and FDP.
The non-attached MEPs voted against or abstained.
This monthly total has been 7,175 euros since July 2019.
Due to the financial impact of the corona pandemic, diets have not been increased in recent years.
This increase therefore leads to additional expenditure of 289,000 euros this year and 592,000 euros in 2023. In addition, the so-called flat-rate expense allowance will be increased by 70 euros per month to 1526 euros.
According to the information, this will cost a total of almost 200,000 euros more this year and next.
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Energy prices in particular are a burden on the population in Germany.
Chancellor Scholz wants to respond with a one-off payment.
The first details are already known.