Financial compensation: Bavaria pays the most again

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Bavaria pays once again the lion's share of the billion-dollar transfer. The frustration is very understandable, but today's model goes back to Horst Seehofer – and his then finance minister.

Tagesschau

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The national financial compensation is intended to ensure equivalent living conditions in all federal states. New figures show that only four countries are paying in. The largest donor is still Bavaria.

Deutschlandfunk

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Bavaria was once again the largest donor country in the country's financial compensation last year.

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The new figures of the state financial compensation are available. Baden-Württemberg was the largest donor after Bavaria and paid about five billion euros in 2024.

epochtimes.de

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In 2024, Bavaria paid over 9.8 billion euros into the state financial equalization scheme - more than half of the total volume of 18.67 billion euros. Finance Minister Albert Füracker is therefore calling for greater personal responsibility on the part of the recipient states and a reform of the system.

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The Free State paid 9.8 billion euros to other federal states in 2024. The CSU says clearly too much and calls for reform. The Greens also see "an imbalance at the expense of Bavaria" – but reject the constitutional lawsuit against financial compensation.