Overview

• The Finance Ministry has formally requested 208 additional plan positions and posts to enable full operation of the newly formed cabinet.
• The Ministry for Digital and State Modernization is set to absorb 150 of the new roles, primarily for its central and leadership departments.
• Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s office will receive 40 new staffers, including 13 positions for the National Security Council unit.
• Eight posts have been earmarked for former Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office, a boost justified by his involvement in managing the Ukraine crisis.
• Officials plan to fund all additions by eliminating unfilled vacancies, a move that opposition figures say contradicts prior promises to reduce administrative headcount.