Whether food, heating or electricity - the costs are increasing. And so are the setup fees. Some parents are already considering reducing childcare times.Due to rising costs, many daycare centers in Bavaria are increasing their contributions or are planning to do so in the near future. The Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) spoke of "worrying cost increases for all social and nursing facilities". In addition to higher personnel expenses, the costs for energy and catering have increased, said spokesman Sohrab Taheri-Sohi.Several...
Whether food, heating or electricity - the costs are increasing. And with it the daycare contributions. Some parents are already considering reducing childcare times.Due to rising costs, many daycare centers in Bavaria are increasing their contributions or are planning to do so in the near future. The Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) spoke of "worrying cost increases for all social and nursing facilities". In addition to higher personnel expenses, the costs for energy and catering have increased, said spokesman Sohrab Taheri-Sohi.Several...
shares in this articleIn the completed fourth quarter of 2022, Meta Platforms posted earnings of $1.76 per share. That's a significant decrease from the prior-year period, when EPS was $3.67 per share. Analysts had expected earnings per share to drop to $2.26 on average. In terms of sales, the Facebook parent has 32.17 billion US dollars on its books for the past quarter. The estimates of the experts amounted to 31.55 billion US dollars, after Mark Zuckerberg's group had turned...
The smartphone year traditionally begins with new devices from Samsung - and so will 2023. The manufacturer presented the S23 model series and primarily demands money or patience from interested parties. For years, Samsung has been one of the first smartphone manufacturers to present new devices for the coming year. 2023 will be no different, February will start with the presentation of the S23 model series. As usual, it consists of three versions: S23, S23 Plus and S23 Ultra. Solid...
In the multi-million dollar process surrounding the bankruptcy of the Geretsrieder large butcher Sieber, its insolvency administrator, the Wolfratshausen lawyer Josef Hingerl, achieved a partial success before the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Munich. Hingerl is demanding around eleven million euros in damages from the Free State of Bavaria in the proceedings. From the point of view of the insolvency administrator, the Ministry of Consumer Protection overreacted with its official warning of May 2016 against all Sieber products and is...
Status: 01/26/2023 3:20 p.m In 2023, the insurance industry will turn the price screw. Many auto insurers will increase their rates. Private health insurance and homeowners insurance are also likely to become more expensive. The high rates of inflation are also leaving their mark on the German insurance industry. For example, rising spare parts prices and workshop costs lead to higher claims expenditure, said the President of the General Association of the German Insurance Industry (GDV), Norbert Rollinger, with a...
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to give drug manufacturers more profits. This should fill the shelves in the pharmacies again with cough syrup and cancer preparations. But that's wishful thinking. The Germans already spend the most money on medicines in Europe. There is something in healthcare that no one likes to talk about, but without which nothing works. This universal agent that is supposed to solve all problems is called money. If there aren't enough nurses in front of a...
Status: 01/24/2023 10:18 a.m The increase in grants for state party funding by 25 million is not permitted. The Federal Constitutional Court has now decided that. The lawsuit by the Greens, FDP and Left was successful. The Federal Constitutional Court has declared the 2018 decision to increase state funding for political parties to be unconstitutional and void. This judgment was announced by the Second Senate in Karlsruhe. This means that the old upper limit also applies retrospectively. Upper limit at...
Status: 01/24/2023 10:25 a.m The upper limit of state funds for the parties was increased by 25 million euros in 2018. The Federal Constitutional Court has now overturned this surcharge. The legislature must break down and justify the additional expenditure much more precisely. By Klaus Hempel, ARD legal department in Karlsruhe In 2018, the Bundestag, with the votes of the Union and SPD, decided that all parties should receive more money from the state. The upper limit of state party...
Status: 01/23/2023 1:49 p.m A speed limit could protect the climate more than previously assumed. According to a study by the Federal Environment Agency, this would save 6.7 million tons of CO2 per year. A speed limit is therefore an important component "without additional costs". According to a study by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), a speed limit of 120 kilometers per hour on motorways can save around 6.7 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. "A speed limit on...
