A governmental entity responsible for creating and passing laws in a country. - Committee inquisits finance minister on Weil worker
A witness, Finance Minister Gerald Heere from the Greens, is scheduled to testify in the lower Saxony state parliament's investigative committee on Thursday at 10:15 am. The committee is trying to determine if a salary increase for a close aide to Minister President Stephan Weil (SPD) was allowable. The opposition CDU claims it breaks long-standing administrative rules after this change was seemingly done for just one person. The State Chancellery rejects the allegation that the higher payment was inappropriate.
Prosecutors in Hanover are investigating potential embezzlement related to the higher payment of Weil's aide, according to a spokesperson from the public prosecutor's office on Tuesday. The ongoing inquiry is against unidentified individuals.
Note: I would rephrase the sentence where it's mentioned "the question is whether the increase in remuneration for the Weil aide was permissible," to something like "The committee is looking into the validity of the higher salary given to Stephan Weil's aide."
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The investigation committee in Lower Saxony's parliament is set to question Finance Minister Gerald Heere from the Greens about the salary increase for Stephan Weil's aide. The SPD-led Administration is under scrutiny for potentially breaking long-standing administrative rules by providing a higher salary to just one individual. The opposition party, CDU, is vocal about this issue, stating that it goes against established regulations.
Despite the CDU's allegations, the State Chancellery has rebuffed claims that the higher payment was inappropriate. Furthermore, prosecutors in Hanover are conducting an investigation into potential embezzlement related to the salary increase of Weil's aide, according to the public prosecutor's office.
Gerald Heere, the Finance Minister from Lower Saxony's government, will testify before the investigation committee on Thursday at 10:15 am. The committee is looking into the validity of the higher salary given to Stephan Weil's aide, with Stephan Weil himself being a prominent figure in Germany's political landscape as the Minister President of Lower Saxony's SPD-led Administration.
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