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3w ago

Bundestag to Pause MPs' Automatic Pay Rise This Year

The government says the one‑off pause is a credibility and cost‑saving measure in tight public finances.

Blick in den Plenarsaal, wo die Parlamentarier die Debatte im Bundestag verfolgen.
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Das Gehaltsplus im Parlament könnte in diesem Jahr überraschend nicht kommen.

Overview

  • Lawmakers from CDU/CSU and SPD will table a bill this week to suspend the statutory automatic pay adjustment for deputies, with the draft placed on the Bundestag agenda for late Thursday.
  • The planned one‑off increase would have raised monthly deputies' pay by about €497, lifting the current €11,833 to roughly €12,330 for each of the 630 MPs.
  • The rise is set by a mechanism added to the Abgeordnetengesetz in 2014 that links MPs' allowances to average wages and the pay of top federal judges, and the bill would temporarily override that rule.
  • Greens, AfD and Linke also reject the increase, with AfD and Linke pushing for a permanent waiver or cuts, so a majority to block the rise appears likely.
  • A YouGov survey for dpa found roughly 85% of respondents favored MPs foregoing the raise, a fact government spokespeople cite to justify the pause and that could fuel debate on lasting reform of the adjustment system.