Reform to Reform the Public Relations of the Parliamentary Groups has been enacted.
The Bundestag has passed a reform of the public relations expenses of the parliamentary groups. The corresponding law was passed on Friday with the votes of the SPD, Greens and FDP against the votes of the Union and AfD. The Left abstained. The reform is intended to ensure greater transparency and equality in financial resources for public relations and, according to the federal government, to save around one million euros per year.
According to the reform, the funding for public relations will be reduced by ten percent from 2024. The funding will then be 755,000 euros per parliamentary group and year. In addition, the groups will receive a further amount of 150,000 euros, which will be distributed proportionally according to the strength of the groups. This means that the SPD, Greens and FDP will each receive around 205,000 euros, the Union around 265,000 euros, the AfD around 95,000 euros and the Left around 90,000 euros.
In addition, the reform provides for a number of transparency measures. For example, the parliamentary groups must now publish their public relations expenses on a quarterly basis. In addition, the Bundestag administration will be able to check whether the funds are being used in accordance with the law.
The reform was necessary because the previous funding system was no longer up to date. For example, the number of members of parliament had increased significantly since the last reform in 2009, but the funding had not been adjusted accordingly. In addition, there had been repeated criticism that the funds were not being used transparently enough.
The reform is intended to address these shortcomings and ensure greater transparency and equality in financial resources for public relations.
Reform zur Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der Fraktionen beschlossen
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