BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - On Thursday (9:00 a.m.), the Bundestag will address two key issues for the black-red coalition. The first reading will focus on extending the rent cap, which is intended to prevent excessive price increases when apartments are re-let. Also in its first reading, MPs will debate plans to provide tax relief for the German economy through special write-offs.
In the evening, the question of whether MPs' salaries will continue to rise automatically on July 1 each year in line with wage developments will also be discussed. The CDU/CSU and SPD have proposed retaining this rule, which has been in place since 2014. The AfD and The Left reject this proposal. /ax/DP/stw
