CDU threatens to block the Citizens’ Income Act in the Bundesrat
Berlin
The CDU is threatening to block the law introducing citizen income in the Bundesrat, which requires a vote. CDU General Secretary Mario Czaja told the “Tagesspiegel” that the plans would not be approved in their current form. “I assume that we will have to talk about it in the mediation committee,” said Czaja.
The Mediation Committee is a body of the Bundestag and Bundesrat that is intended to find a consensus if laws passed by the Bundestag do not find a majority in the state chamber.
There has been a dispute in the ongoing legislative process for a long time, which is why it is unclear whether the traffic light can push through the reform as planned. In the Bundesrat, she is dependent on votes from the camp of the Union countries. A blockade could also commit itself to the schedule anyway. January 1st is planned for the start. Citizens’ income is intended to replace the previous Hartz IV basic security.
After consultations on Friday, the Federal Council asked the traffic light government to make improvements. The Bundestag will deal with the law on November 10th in the second and third reading. After that, it’s up to the Federal Council again.
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