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SPD Moves to Halt Bundestag Pay Rise Set for July

The party says pausing the automatic increase would show restraint during budget cuts.

Klingbeil Rejects €12 Billion Shift of Bürgergeld Health Costs as Government Weighs Sick-Pay Cuts

SPD Rules Out Return of Street Upgrade Fees in Brandenburg

Germany Weighs Federal Housing Company After SPD Proposal

SPD Seeks Residence Permits for Working Asylum Seekers, Drawing CDU Rebuff

SPD Unveils Push to Raise Inheritance Taxes on Super-Heirs, Setting Up Coalition Fight

SPD Push to Scrap Spousal Income Splitting Puts German Tax Break Under Fresh Scrutiny

SPD Pushes to Scrap Marriage Tax Splitting as Union Vows to Block

SPD Pitches Lifetime Inheritance Tax Allowance as Union Signals Openness to Close Loopholes

Berlin SPD Asserts Framework Law Will Regulate Rather Than Expropriate

Freiheitsfonds Frees 110 Inmates and Urges Decriminalization of Fare Evasion

Study Reveals Rising Schwarzarbeit in Germany, Driven by Young Men and High Earners

German Economic Expert Calls for End to Early Retirement at 63