Dresden (dpa/sn) - Rising expenditure on asylum seeker benefits is also leading to a controversial debate in Saxony. As a question from BSW politician Sahra Wagenknecht in the Bundestag revealed, net expenditure in the Free State amounted to around 512 million euros last year. Compared to 2021, expenditure has thus increased by 84 percent. At that time, it was 278 million euros, in 2022 it was 450 million euros. This led to different reactions in politics.
Wagenknecht: Refugee numbers must fall
"Uncontrolled migration is causing asylum costs to explode and has long exceeded the financial capacities of the state. The fact that Saxony has to spend almost twice as much as in 2021 on asylum seeker benefits is unsustainable. The number of refugees must be reduced," Wagenknecht told the German Press Agency. Anyone who is rejected as an asylum seeker and does not receive protection status cannot continue to receive the same benefits.
"The current rules actually attract refugees to Germany because, in contrast to most other EU countries, it makes no difference in this country whether you are recognized as eligible for protection or not. Instead of spending more and more money on asylum benefits, more money should be spent on Saxon schools, for example," explained Wagenknecht.
