First, there is a 177-page agreement on how the three will handle things.
Second, if you pay attention to what journalists say.....the SPD and FDP got a big chunk of what they wanted, and the Greens really got screwed. Of dozen-odd things extreme things that the Greens were hoping for.....they got none of them.
Third, Hartz IV (the welfare program) will be going away. What comes next is basically Hartz IV under a new name, and perhaps a 5-to-10 percent bump-up on cash. The replacement? Burgergeld (citizen's money). My humble guess is that it'll be around for 20 years, and be condemned as 'not enough'.
Fourth, if you were a nurse, and what's included in the 177 pages.....you might be getting a rise in pay-scale. Lot of chatter over this topic, but it's not clear what the pay raise will be (I'd be guessing around a 8-to-10 percent rise....maybe over a two-year period).
Fifth, there is some scripted piece that every kid is guaranteed an apprentice position. I sat pondering over this....it's physically impossible to make this promise. Presently, 2021 for example, there were around 50k apprentice positions that went empty.....so there is a shortage of people to apply for the apprentice situations. Whether this will continue? Anyone's guess.
Sixth....this election gave you the weakest 'winner' in the history of Germany. So don't go expecting miracles out of this crew.
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