Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - According to a newspaper report, the parliamentary group leader of the Greens in the state parliament has spoken out in favor of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia's own relief package for citizens and business. "Of course, NRW also has to launch its own relief package, in addition to the federal aid. For companies, but also for people who are particularly suffering from inflation," said parliamentary group leader Wibke Brems of the "Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" (Monday). To do this, however, it must first be clear what exactly the federal government is offering and what the federal and state governments have agreed on. So far, most of the aid commitments from other federal states have only been announcements. "We will help as soon as we know exactly where and for whom state aid is needed," said the group leader of the Greens of the newspaper.
The SPD parliamentary group has been demanding a state-specific relief package from the black-green state government for months. In view of the energy crisis, the SPD wants to present plans for billions in relief from the state coffers for families and companies. "Anyone who doesn't do anything now is committing a failure to provide assistance," SPD faction leader Thomas Kutschaty declared almost a week ago and, with a view to this week's state parliament sessions, announced a number of SPD amendments to the government draft for the supplementary budget for 2022. He put the amount of help in the SPD applications at 1.2 billion euros. The SPD repeatedly accused the state government of not launching any aid programs like other federal states and only pointing to the federal government.
The SPD parliamentary group had already presented plans for a state-specific relief package in parliament at the beginning of September, which did not find a majority. At the time, speakers from the coalition and the state government referred to a high level of financial participation by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the federal relief packages and to its own projects.
