The core budget is set to total 555 billion euros, with an additional 55 billion euros from the special fund for infrastructure and climate neutrality, 30 billion euros for the Bundeswehr, and around 30 billion euros from the Climate and Transformation Fund. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil had previously called on ministries to exercise restraint.
Nevertheless, two ministries can expect significant increases: Defense Minister Boris Pistorius receives a sharply higher budget, and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas is to see her budget rise to over 200 billion euros. The draft is not yet law – negotiations in the Bundestag begin in early September after the summer break. If all goes according to plan, the Bundesrat is expected to pass the budget in December.
Source: www.zdfheute.de
