North Rhine-Westphalia: Still no commitment for cheaper day care and meal fees

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - For parents in North Rhine-Westphalia it is unclear when the third non-contributory daycare year and free meals announced in the black-green coalition agreement will come.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Still no commitment for cheaper day care and meal fees

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - For parents in North Rhine-Westphalia it is unclear when the third non-contributory daycare year and free meals announced in the black-green coalition agreement will come. "We're examining it, we're looking at where the leeway is," said Minister for Family Affairs Josefine Paul (Greens) on Thursday in the specialist committee of the Düsseldorf state parliament. Thoroughness is more important than hasty announcements. "But we are very aware that families need support, that families need relief."

NRW Finance Minister Marcus Optendrenk (CDU) had already announced this week that the room for maneuver for their own black-green projects is currently "very little to zero" given the great cost pressure resulting from the energy crisis and inflation.