Traffic Light (Ampel) – SPD-led coalition with Greens and FDPMINIMUM WAGE: With the Social Democrats at the helm, the Traffic Light would have a focus on raising the minimum wage. The SPD wants to hike up the German minimum wage by about two euros, taking the so-called Mindestlohn up to €12 an hour. This is an ambition it shares with the Greens which wants to see the minimum wage go up “immediately”. The business-friendly FDP doesn’t mention increasing the minimum wage in its manifesto – and the party has been against minimum wage thresholds in the past. The SPD wants lower taxes for lower and middle class earners – but not for the rich.

Source: The Local September 29, 2021 10:52 UTC