In Germany, there are increasingly loud calls to cut social assistance to Ukrainian refugees. The Secretary General of the German liberals, members of the government coalition, called for the abolition of unemployment benefits for newly arrived Ukrainian refugees. Previously, similar calls were made by the opposition CDU/CSU.
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From January 1, civil assistance (Bürgergeld) per unemployed person in Germany amounts to 563 euros per month. Many in Germany are unhappy with this, since it is often more profitable to receive tax exemption benefits and work part-time in shadow employment than to go to a permanent job and pay taxes.
From June 2022, Bürgergeld in Germany is also available to those who fled the war with Ukraine. Now there are about 1.25 million of them in Germany. Those arriving from other countries can count on only 460 euros in assistance for refugees. In contrast to Bürgergeld for Ukrainians, Bundestag deputy Bijan Dzhir-Saray spoke in an interview with BILD. He is the general secretary of the liberal VDP party, which is part of the ruling coalition.
Again, refugees arriving from the war in Ukraine in the future should not receive Bürgergeld, but [виплати] under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, he said. “We have a labor shortage everywhere.” For example, in the areas of catering, construction, and personal care. We should no longer be using taxpayers’ money to fund unemployment, but rather putting people to work.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the federal state of Brandenburg, Michael Stübgen, a member of the conservative CDU party, also called for this. He called Bürgergeld a “fundamental mistake” for Ukrainians and “an obstacle to getting to work.” His colleague from Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, agrees with him. He told BILD that Ukrainians are now “being given absolutely the wrong incentives.”
Source: Racurs
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