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After hours of negotiations in the Chancellery, the federal and state governments reached an agreement. The countries should receive additional money.
The federal and state governments have their deliberations on refugee policy ended on Wednesday evening – and agreed. The federal government will increase the refugee allowance to the federal states by one billion euros this year. This was announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on Wednesday evening after federal-state talks on refugee policy in Berlin. This is intended to support the federal states in further relieving their municipalities and financing the digitization of the immigration authorities, according to the joint resolution of the federal and state governments.
Die policy decision However, a decision on permanently higher federal funds for refugee costs was postponed. This should fall at the next regular meeting in November. (csr/dpa)
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