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Germans' Trust in the State Falls to 17%

A Forsa survey for the civil‑service union found 79% view the state as overburdened, prompting the dbb to demand immediate government reforms.

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Das Vertrauen der Bürgerinnen und Buürger in die Handlungsfähigkeit des Staates schwindet dramatisch.
Für viele Anliegen muss man noch immer aufs Amt  – die Digitalisierung der Vewaltung wird mit einer Note 4,0 bewertet.
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Overview

  • The Forsa poll commissioned by the Deutscher Beamtenbund recorded that only 17% of Germans trust the state to fulfil its tasks, a new low in a multi‑year decline.
  • The survey, published on Thursday, also found 79% of respondents say the state is overburdened and 51% believe public administration performance has worsened.
  • Respondents put social security and pensions first for reform, followed by economic policy and infrastructure, with clear majorities calling for simpler rules, faster processing and more digital services.
  • The dbb and its leader Volker Geyer called the results a 'catastrophe' and urged the federal government to deliver reforms while the public blames politicians rather than public‑sector employees for the breakdown.
  • The poll sampled about 2,000 people with a roughly ±2.5 percentage‑point margin of error and shows growing scepticism that the new Digital Ministry will quickly produce measurable improvements.