
Höhere Kosten der Ressorts – Bundesagentur für Arbeit erhält laut SPIEGEL-Liste die höchste Mehrausgabe
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Die Bundesregierung benötigt mehr Geld für den Haushalt des kommenden Jahres. Die Informationen basieren auf einer dem SPIEGEL vorliegenden Liste mit höheren Kosten der Ressorts.
Die Bundesregierung benötigt mehr Geld für den Haushalt des kommenden Jahres – unter anderem für Elektroautoprämien. Die höchste Mehrausgabe geht laut der dem SPIEGEL vorliegenden Liste an die Bundesagentur für Arbeit.
Von David Böcking und Gerald Traufetter
10.11.2026, 01.32 Uhr

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