According to an investigation, nearly half of Saxony’s members of the Bundestag have received reportable secondary income during the current legislative term. 14 out of 30 lawmakers from the Free State provided such information. This was revealed by an analysis of the lawmakers’ publicly disclosed self-reports conducted by *Der Spiegel* and the platform “Abgeordnetenwatch.”
230,000 euros in additional income in Saxony
According to the findings, the proportion of members of the Bundestag with reportable additional income in Saxony is significantly above the national average. Nationwide, 232 out of 630 lawmakers have so far reported additional income during the legislative term that began last year. This corresponds to a share of just under 37 percent. In total, the income amounts to more than 10.6 million euros, of which approximately 230,000 euros went to Saxony.
Members of the Union faction stand out particularly in the Free State: All seven Saxon CDU members of the state parliament reported additional income. In the AfD, four out of ten members of the state parliament—just under one-third—reported additional income. For The Left, it is one in four members; for the SPD, one in three; and for the Greens, one in two.
