Söder wants to readjust citizens' income in the Bundesrat
Following the ruling from Karlsruhe, the CDU/CSU is putting the citizen's allowance to the test. Bavaria's Minister President announces a Bundesrat initiative and demands that the increase in standard rates be postponed. Söder also sees a need for reform of the basic right to asylum.
Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder wants to fundamentally readjust the citizens' allowance with a Bundesrat initiative. At the same time, the CSU politician called on the federal government to immediately postpone the planned increase. "The traffic light must postpone the increase planned for January by one year and completely rethink it," Söder told Stern magazine. "The benefit must be separated from flight and asylum. There needs to be more motivation to go to work. That is why we will introduce an initiative in the Bundesrat for a general overhaul of the citizen's allowance. Because the balance between supporting and demanding is not right."
Söder emphasized that the CDU/CSU-led states had already intervened via the Bundesrat before the introduction of the citizen's allowance. "We achieved improvements back then, for example on the issue of sanctions. But the citizen's income did not pass the practical test. The overall level is too high. Anyone who works must clearly receive more than someone who does not work. That's why we need changes." Söder went on to tell the magazine: "The expensive citizen's income sets completely the wrong incentives. It won't work that way."
"Social benefits for asylum seekers only after five years"
Söder also called for a stop to citizen's allowance payments to newly arrived Ukrainian refugees. "It would not be lawful to cancel anything retroactively. But we must change course for all new cases," said the CSU politician. "And for all other new arrivals, social benefits should only be granted after five years instead of 18 months."
The minimum subsistence level would not be changed, said Söder. "But we will process the benefits for asylum seekers in Bavaria using payment cards for clothing and food, for example, instead of cash. This will also reduce incentives. And we will have to take a sober look at whether our constitution still matches reality in every aspect of the basic right to asylum."
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Söder's proposal in the Bundesrat extends beyond adjusting citizens' allowance, as he also advocate for a reform of the basic right to asylum, believing that current asylum policy incentivizes inactivity. In response to the influx of Ukrainian refugees, Söder suggests limiting social benefits for newly arrived individuals to five years, instead of the current 18-month period. This shift in policy is aimed at encouraging self-sufficiency among asylum seekers and refining the asylum law to better align with contemporary societal realities.
Source: www.ntv.de
