CSU boss Söder criticizes the level of social spending

From the perspective of CSU boss Markus Söder, state benefits for the unemployed and low-income earners in Germany are still far too high. “The fact that Germany continues to spend almost 50 billion on old citizens’ money and new basic security is a scandal,” said the Bavarian Prime Minister at the Gillamoos folk festival in Abensberg, Lower Bavaria.

From Söder's point of view, the high social spending is a problem because it prevents relief for citizens in other areas. The energy costs in Germany are not so high because “production is so expensive everywhere, but because almost 70 percent of the taxes are tax burdens,” said Söder. “If we change something, you have to go down there. And the easiest way to get down is to save money somewhere else.”