Overview
- Wüst insisted the federal government must table a concrete pension law before the Union will seriously discuss items like the 'Rente mit 63', making a draft the precondition for party negotiations.
- He publicly backed Chancellor Friedrich Merz and urged Berlin's coalition to show unity and move quickly to produce the legal text that would let policy details be debated.
- Wüst rejected any cuts to regional GRW funding for the Ruhr and launched a public Ruhr tour to signal local advocacy, saying the region’s special challenges must stay covered.
- As an immediate state-level step Wüst pledged to raise the municipal share of state revenues by 0.5 percentage points to 23.5 percent, which the government says will deliver about €360 million to communes in 2027 but will not close their multi‑billion euro shortfall.
- Wüst downplayed prospects for a third beitragsfreie Kita‑year this term and refused to sack Justice Minister Benjamin Limbach, saying the minister acted decisively on prison problems while noting the government has already boosted care and education funding.