Bundestag: Klingbeil: Kein Abbau des Sozialstaats
Seit der Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt stehen Reformen im Bund wieder zur Debatte. Der SPD-Chef macht klar, was mit ihm nicht geht.
Berlin - Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil underscored in the budget debate within the Bundestag the limits to reforms. He emphasized that one must not allow a systematic dismantling of our social state under the guise of reform. Klingbeil, the SPD leader, stressed the necessity of a functional social state for Germany to remain a strong nation.
The heads of the coalition agreed on this. Two days after the AfD's electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the Vizekanzler acknowledged that the government had lost trust. "If we wish to regain confidence for the necessary changes, then the issue of justice in the changes must be at the forefront," he said. That must be the benchmark for all decisions.
If the federal government takes the right steps, trust will return, "that we can take our future into our own hands. Then confidence will also grow in the political center," said Klingbeil. Since the election night, the Union and SPD have been debating the consequences of the AfD's victory. Prominent SPD representatives are calling for planned reforms, such as the abolition of the flat-rate pension after 45 contribution years, to be put back on the table.
Merz announced he would speak with the SPD, but at the same time made clear that he fundamentally considers these reforms necessary.
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