Weil employee subcommittee grills additional witnesses.

Lawmakers convene to discuss legislative matters. - Weil employee subcommittee grills additional witnesses.

The investigation into a salary increase given to a close aide of Minister President Stephan Weil (SPD) will continue today as the parliament's lower house committee questions more witnesses. This includes an office manager from the state chancellery and a department head.

The issue at hand is whether the increase in pay for Weil's aide was appropriate. The opposition CDU has labelled the situation a "salary scandal" because they claim that existing administrative regulations were altered specifically for this individual. The State Chancellery, however, has dismissed this claim and declared that the higher payment was legal. The CDU has called for the dismissal of State Chancellor Jörg Mielke.

In relation to the increased salary of Weil's aide, there is currently an ongoing investigation by the public prosecutor's office in Hanover due to suspicions of embezzlement. So far, an investigation has been launched against unnamed individuals.

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1. The SPD, led by Minister President Stephan Weil, faces scrutiny as the investigation committee in Lower Saxony's Parliament continues their probe into the alleged salary increase for Weil's aide, which the opposition CDU has labeled as a "salary scandal."
2. As part of the investigation, the parliament's lower house committee will question additional witnesses today, including an office manager from the state chancellery and a department head, to determine if the higher payment was legal as claimed by the State Chancellery.
3. Despite the State Chancellery's assertion, the CDU has pushed for the dismissal of State Chancellor Jörg Mielke, accusing him of altering administrative regulations specifically for Weil's aide's salary increase.
4. In addition to the parliamentary investigation, a public prosecutor's office in Hanover is conducting an investigation into suspicions of embezzlement related to the salary increase, with unnamed individuals under suspicion so far.
5. Meanwhile, the German government's financials remain a focus in Parliament, with both the SPD and the CDU ourlining their budgetary plans ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

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