First government budget

Proposed by Liberal Union · Passed 2 Sep 2023

✅ Passed

Rationale

The first government budget increases the surplus, slashes wasteful spending, protects military spending and cuts taxes creating greater investment, and alleviating pressure on middle income households.

Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.

Annual Taxes

Earning band Tax rate
Personal income tax: Low earners 18%
Personal income tax: Medium earners 20% 18%
Personal income tax: High earners 29% 27%
Personal income tax: Elite earners 34% 32%

Annual Spending

Category $ per capita Amount
Social Welfare $592 $474 $50.0bn $40.0bn
Retirement $1,777 $1,540 $150.0bn $130.0bn
Healthcare $1,777 $1,540 $150.0bn $130.0bn
Education $1,422 $1,185 $120.0bn $100.0bn
Housing $829 $592 $70.0bn $50.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security $948 $711 $80.0bn $60.0bn
Defence $2,133 $180.0bn
Environment & Climate $59 $12 $5.0bn $1.0bn
Business Support $2,251 $190.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media $237 $20.0bn
Foreign Aid $0 $0.0bn
Roads & Highways $339 $28.6bn
Public Transport & Rail $271 $22.9bn
Energy Infrastructure $203 $17.1bn
Ports & Airports $135 $11.4bn
Total $1,095.0bn $981.0bn

Vote tally

Bundesrat

Passed
36Yes 33No 0Not voted 69 seats

For: 36 / 69 filled seats (52.2%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 33 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Party Seats Vote
Alternative Rheinland 2 Yes
Civic Platform 33 No
Liberal Union Proposer 18 Yes
National Democrats 3 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy 8 Yes
National People's Front 5 Yes
Rhineland Social Front 12 Not voted
Socialists And Democrats 16 Not voted
The Christian Democrats 11 Not voted

Bundestag

Passed
353Yes 297No 0Not voted 650 seats

For: 353 / 650 filled seats (54.3%) — needs 50.0%

Against: 297 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Party Seats Vote
Alternative Rheinland 26 Yes
Civic Platform 297 No
Liberal Union Proposer 167 Yes
National Democrats 34 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy 75 Yes
National People's Front 51 Yes
Rhineland Social Front 115 Not voted
Socialists And Democrats 54 Not voted
The Christian Democrats 131 Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Civic Platform
Voted Aug. 18, 2023
No

“We need to be fiscally conservative and not decrease taxes”

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