Wörlitz (dpa/sa) - In view of the energy crisis and the sharp rise in the cost of living, Die Linke wants to work on the streets and in parliament to relieve consumers. "Of course we will stand by the side of the people who are now expressing themselves on the street and will not leave them alone," said Eva von Angern, chairwoman of the left-wing parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt, on Tuesday. Nor will the left leave people in the hands of right-wing extremists or right-wing populists.
The leader of the Left parliamentary group, Amira Mohamed Ali, said it was a huge problem that the federal government was not reacting appropriately at the moment. "We must stand up against this policy of social indifference." Life must be affordable for everyone. Relief and direct payments are needed to absorb the additional costs. She stressed the demand for an excess profit tax.
The left-wing parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt wants to debate how the situation of the people in the state can be improved in the first parliamentary session after the summer break. A hardship fund is needed, said von Angern. There should be no evictions, no power cuts.
