With his own Bavarian hardship fund of up to one billion euros, Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) wants to mitigate the consequences of the energy crisis for the Free State. According to participants, Söder announced this on Wednesday at the CSU parliamentary group retreat in the Upper Franconian Banz monastery.
Up to 500 million euros should go to medium-sized companies, associations or social institutions. In addition, the development bank LfA is to offer companies that are in financial difficulties extended guarantees – in total up to another 500 million euros. This will not solve the problems, but is a contribution to help Bavaria, said the Prime Minister according to the participants. The Free State does not want to give up the debt brake.
After a long period of resistance from the CSU, Söder also promised a gradual adjustment in the payment of teachers. Starting with the next legislative period, the A13 salary level should be gradually introduced for everyone, starting with the intermediate level. In addition, as a first step, there should be an appeal to teachers who work part-time to voluntarily teach one more lesson. The reason for this is the staff shortages at many Bavarian schools. There are bottlenecks in many places, especially at elementary, middle and special schools.