Refugees

Gabriel calls “Germany-Allianz”

A national Alliance for Integration, according to the will of the SPD leaders in addressing the refugee crisis help. Economists estimate the cost of the Flüchtlingsaufnahme until 2017 to 50 billion euros.

“What we need now is a Germany-Allianz: strong economy, a human and caring society and an active state, for public safety as well provides such as education and social Cohesion,” said SPD chief Sigmar Gabriel, the Redaktionsnetzwerk Germany, a merger of several Newspapers.

It is not only the refugees, but also to social investments and social growth for the whole country. “Everything costs money”, stressed the Federal Minister of Economics. “But much more would it cost if we, the refugees do not integrate. We must not create parallel societies.”

Researchers estimate 2.2 million migrants until 2017

According to a new study, could be accommodation and Integration of refugees in Germany in the years 2016 and 2017 with additional costs of up to 50 billion Euro cause. A corresponding forecast of the Cologne Institute of German economy (IW) reported the “Rheinische Post”.

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Therefore, could accommodation and meals for around 1.5 million refugees in the current year, around 17 billion euros in costs. In addition, there would be five billion euros for language and integration courses. 2017 increased the costs to 22.6 billion euros, as the number of migrants to 2.2 million could rise. Together with the integration costs then fell 27.6 billion euros in the election year of 2017.

The arbeitgebernahe Institute confirms earlier forecasts. So had the Kiel Institute for the world economy the state’s total expense for two years, with 55 billion Euro is estimated. The German States with 17 billion euros alone for 2016 yet of a somewhat lower sum.

“Padding the public coffers will be depleted”

Would the forecasts a reality, the paper continues, had the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) is expected no later than 2017 take out new loans again. Many States have their deficit, already in 2016 to increase.

Despite the uncertainty about the actual number of refugees is let you guess that the upholstery in the public coffers, piece by piece, consumed will, it is said in the IW study, according to the report. “To a new borrowing in most countries and also in the Covenant to avoid or at least to minimize, is a critical Review of the expenditure required.”

Nahles wants services for Integrationsunwillige trim

Bundesarbeitsministerin Andrea Nahles (SPD) wants the services for those refugees to shorten, the not integrate. In a commentary for the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” writes that those who are in Germany for shelter and a new life wanted to start, “to our rules and values” should.

A claim on leistungslose support did not give it. If you need assistance take advantage of, must “all of his, his labour, and – like all others – its own assets to contribute”.

gri/bri (dpa, kna, rtr)