Saturday June 12th 2021
The minimum wage should also rise
Greens want to increase Hartz IV by 50 euros
So far there has only been speculation, now it is written into the election manifesto: The Greens want to increase the Hartz IV rates by 50 euros. There are also plans to do a lot with the minimum wage. That is not enough for the youth association.
The Greens want to increase the monthly Hartz IV payments for around 5.4 million adults and children in the basic security in a first step by at least 50 euros. This proposal had been included in the election program, said Federal Managing Director Michael Kellner at the federal party conference. So far, there has only been talk of a gradual increase without a specific amount.
Currently, an adult, lone recipient of the basic income support for job seekers receives 446 euros per month for their living expenses and additional housing costs. However, the youth association of Green Youth demands an increase of 200 euros. The delegates are to vote on this in the afternoon as well as on the demand to raise the minimum wage from 9.50 to 13 euros. The party leadership wants to stick to the proposal of a minimum wage increase to twelve euros.
The highlight of the second day of the federal party congress will be the confirmation of Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock and her subsequent speech in the afternoon. The party leader is to be elected as a top duo for the federal election in a package with co-party leader Robert Habeck, where she runs as a candidate for chancellor. This was suggested by the party executive in April.
“The party wants success”
In the morning, the program initially included further deliberations on the election program with the areas of education, research and labor and social affairs. Kellner announced over a dozen votes in these areas alone, in which delegates want to tighten the election platform. In the evening it is about economic and financial policy. There is also the demand from the grassroots to raise the top tax rate to 53 percent and thus much more than announced by the party leadership in the election manifesto. Party leader Habeck wants to campaign for a rejection of this demand in the evening.
On Friday, the party leadership fended off further tightening in all votes on climate and environmental policy. For example, delegates were unable to assert themselves with the demand for a faster increase in CO2 prices in transport and heating. Party leader Habeck swore his party to a tough election campaign. “The day showed that the party wants success,” said Kellner.
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