Criticisms Arise Over €1,000 Child Bonus for Officials' Offspring
In a recent development, Andreas Stoch, the SPD parliamentary group leader, has expressed concern over a child tax credit offered to civil servants in Baden-Württemberg. The tax credit, amounting to approximately 1,000 euros per month for each third-born citizen and every subsequent child, has been a subject of criticism from various quarters, including the Federation of Taxpayers and the civil servants' union.
Stoch finds the tax credit hard to justify, warning of a potential societal imbalance. He emphasizes the importance of children and their social value, but finds it challenging to justify a child tax credit of 1,000 euros for each subsequent child.
The Minister of Finance in Baden-Württemberg responsible for the grant of this tax credit is Dr. Danyal Bayaz. The SPD, however, supports good, adequate remuneration for public sector workers and has previously considered increases in child tax credit to be sensible.
The criticism of this regulation has been reported by the "Stuttgarter Zeitung" and "Stuttgarter Nachrichten", with Stoch's comments being cited at an unspecified location. The state chairman of the civil servants' union, Kai Rosenberger, has spoken of a "financial advantage for civil servants' children that is difficult to explain in terms of social policy".
Interestingly, the source of the article is dpa-infocom, dpa:250918-930-55325/1. It is worth noting that the article does not provide information about any specific actions or proposals to address the criticism.
This controversy comes amidst a backdrop where the Federal Constitutional Court ruled in 2020 that the remuneration of child-rich judges and public prosecutors from North Rhine-Westphalia was too low and partly unconstitutional.
Stoch believes that people who have children are doing what is important and right for society. However, he has not made a final decision about the child tax credit for civil servants in Baden-Württemberg. The SPD parliamentary group, meanwhile, continues to support reliable pay in the public sector.
As this issue unfolds, the public and political discourse will likely revolve around the fairness and justification of such child tax credits, and their impact on societal balance.
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