The CDU has always presented itself as a party of the center. A study by ZEW and the Süddeutsche Zeitung on the financial impact of the new election programs of the Bundestag parties on the population suggests that it is not.
The results of the ZEW study show that all income groups below an annual income of 55,000 euros would benefit the least from the Union’s financial plans. The gross income of residents with an annual income of 40,001 to 55,000 euros would only increase by 1.15 percent if all the plans from the CDU’s election manifesto were implemented in 2022. In the case of the SPD and the Greens, it would be over two percent, according to the FDP’s plans around 3.6 percent and among the left even 7.79 percent. As it shows, the left and the Greens turn out to be the greatest supporters of low-wage earners in their election manifestos. The Left Party wants to increase the gross income of the lowest income groups by around 8.5 to 10.8 percent, the program of the Greens has a positive effect of around 5.8 to 7.6 percent. For the Union and the FDP, low-wage earners play a subordinate role. People with an annual income of 10,001 to 20,000 euros could only expect half a percent more under the CDU government at the end of the year – that’s not even 100 euros. Even the FDP is trying harder in this regard.
Central plans of the CDU / CSU, SPD, Greens, FDP and the Left on taxes, minimum wages, mini and midi jobs as well as family policies (child benefit and basic child benefits, etc.) that affect private households were taken into account. The AfD was not considered because it has no realistic chance of government participation, and it has not yet presented a tax concept.
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