In Germany it is traffic light-Coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and FDP fixed. The SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz announced at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday. According to the coalition agreement, the SPD under Scholz receives six of the 15 ministerial posts in addition to the chancellor, while the liberal FDP receives the finance ministry and the transport ministry, among others. The Greens get the new super ministry for economy and climate protection as well as the foreign office.
In the case of the SPD and FDP, the coalition agreement must be approved by party congresses and in the case of the Greens in a member survey. In the week after Nikolo, the previous Finance Minister Scholz is to be elected Chancellor in the Bundestag. After 16 years, the era of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), who did not run again in the federal elections on September 26th, ends.
“Dare to make more progress: Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Sustainability” is the title of the 177-page work. These are the key points:
Minimum wage: The statutory minimum wage is to rise from the current EUR 9.60 to EUR 12 per hour.
Rent: The rent brake is to be extended and tightened. In areas with a tight housing market, rents should only be allowed to rise by up to 11 percent within three years instead of the previous 15 percent.
Energy costs: On January 1, 2023, the financing of the billions in the EEG levy to promote green electricity through the electricity price is to be abolished.
Homeoffice: Those who work from home should still be able to claim a special flat rate on their tax return in the coming year.
National debt: The debt brake anchored in the Basic Law is to be complied with again from 2023.
Local transport: More money is to be invested in the expansion of local public transport.
Railway reform: In future, trains will run every half hour between the largest cities, and transfer times are to be significantly shortened.
Electric cars: The charging options for electric cars are to be expanded more quickly.
Drugs: In the future, cannabis is said to be available to adults for consumption in licensed stores.
Refugees: In the future, more refugees should be able to bring their relatives to Germany.
Armed forces: The troops should be able to arm drones.
Arms exports: German arms exports are to be restricted more effectively with a new law.
Nuclear disarmament: The fundamental German rejection of the United Nations’ nuclear weapons ban treaty is to be abandoned – a departure from the previous NATO line.
Voting age: The minimum age for participating in federal elections is to be reduced from 18 to 16 years.
Renewable energy: By 2030, Germany is to get 80 percent of its electricity from renewable energies. So far, the goal has been to have achieved a share of 65 percent by 2030.
Driver’s license: The SPD, Greens and FDP want to lower the minimum age for acquiring a car driver’s license and enable accompanied driving from the age of 16 instead of the previous 17 years.
Source From: Nachrichten
