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The Bundestag pays thousands of parliamentarians a crown bond
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To “alleviate the additional burdens caused by the Crown crisis”, members of the Bundestag will soon receive a tax-free bonus
Source: dpa
Many were able to work from home without any problem. However, thousands of employees of members of the Bundestag are apparently now receiving a crown bonus. According to a media report, some reacted “more oblivious than pleased.”
rehe Bundestag Council of Elders has decided to award a tax-free Crown bonus of up to 600 euros for thousands of employees of the members of the Bundestag.
The money, to be paid in December, serves to “ease the additional burdens caused by the Crown crisis”, as the “Augsburger Allgemeine” quotes a corresponding letter from the President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU), at approximately 4,500 employees in total. 709 deputies informed.
According to the letter, the newspaper claims that the Council of Elders has decided to transfer the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement for federal employees through a special one-time crown payment starting in October for them.
Depending on the collective bargaining grouping, members of parliament should receive between 300 and 600 euros, apprentices at least 200 euros. The special payment will be paid free of taxes and duties. The Bundestag administration has confirmed the relevant information.
“We don’t ask for that”
According to the newspaper, several members of parliament were “surprised, but a bit more strange than pleased,” as one interested person reported, citing several of their colleagues. It is by no means the case that parliamentary offices were inactive during times of partially restricted parliamentary operations, but there was no notable additional burden compared to previous years.
Compared to, for example, nurses or geriatric nurses, it was often possible to work comfortably in the home office. “We are not asking for that,” said the newspaper’s parliamentary representative. “In our office we are now considering donating the money to a charitable cause.”
