Overview
- The adjustment is automatic under Berlin’s law linking parliamentary pay to the Nominallohnindex measured by the statistics office.
- An internal Abgeordnetenhaus memo details parallel increases to allowances, including the tax-free expense allowance to €3,304 and the staff budget to €8,057, plus a health-insurance subsidy to €340.
- The raise comes shortly after a CDU/SPD majority approved about €8 billion in new borrowing for 2026/27, drawing criticism from the Berlin Taxpayers’ Association.
- The taxpayers’ group argues compensation now resembles full-time senior civil service pay and urges either a leaner chamber or a clear full-time/part-time model.
- Neighboring Brandenburg set a 3.5% cap on such increases and will lift its higher base pay to €10,129 in January, highlighting regional differences.