By Dirk Hoeren and Karina Mössbauer
Do they really need it? Significantly more money for our government.
Chancellor and ministers should also benefit from the wage increase in the public sector. Means: up to 1200 euros/month more. According to BILD am SONNTAG, there is also a one-time tax-free anti-inflation premium of 3,000 euros.
“To mitigate the consequences of the increased consumer prices,” says the justification in the draft law of the Ministry of the Interior (available to BILD).
A whopping salary increase for the government – the chancellor and minister earn really well. Most of them will soon receive even higher parliamentary allowances.
Specifically planned: Starting this month, the anti-inflation premium will be paid out in stages. As of July 1, MPs’ allowances will increase by 2.6 percent to EUR 10,591.70/month. Government members get half the diet.
On March 1, 2024, the remuneration will then be increased by 200 euros and increased directly by a further 5.5 percent (0.2 points of which go to the pension reserve).
Who gets how much?
► Chancellor Olaf Scholz (64, SPD)
Currently: 20,703 euros Chancellor’s salary including allowances plus 5162 euros half the MP’s allowance plus 4567 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus 1306 euros Chancellor’s salary including allowances from March 1 (200 euros increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus 134 euros half increase MP’s diet from 1 July (plus 2.6 percent) and one-time 3000 euros tax-free.
︎ Economics Minister Robert Habeck (53, Greens)
Currently: 16,815.55 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
▶ ︎Finance Minister Christian Lindner (44, FDP)
Currently: 16,815.55 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
︎ Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (42, Greens)
Currently: 16,815.55 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
︎ Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (63, SPD)
Currently: EUR 16,815.55 ministerial salary including allowances, EUR 307 tax-free lump sums.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
︎ Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (50, SPD)
Currently: 16,815.55 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) Photo: dpa
︎ Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (52, SPD)
Currently: EUR 16,815.55 ministerial salary including allowances, EUR 307 tax-free lump sums.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
︎ Transport Minister Volker Wissing (53, FDP)
Currently: 16,815.55 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
︎ Minister of Education Bettina Stark-Watzinger (55, FDP)
Currently: 16,815.55 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,100 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
︎ Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (55, Greens)
Currently: 16,645.72 euros ministerial salary including allowances, 5162 euros half the parliamentary allowance, 3851 euros tax-free flat rates.
In the future: plus EUR 1,091 ministerial salary including allowances from March 1 (EUR 200 increase and 5.3 percent wage increase) plus EUR 134 half increase in parliamentary allowance from July 1 (plus 2.6 percent) and a one-off EUR 3,000 tax-free.
CDU General Czaja is “stunned”
Sharp criticism from the opposition! CDU General Mario Czaja (47) to BILD: “Many low-income workers have to save everywhere because of inflation and high energy prices, but have not received an inflation premium. It is all the more stunned that the traffic light now wants to pay such a premium from taxpayers’ money to ministers with a six-figure annual income.”