FDP wants tax advantages for overtime and foreign skilled workers. Opposition to the plans came from the Taxpayers' Association (BdSt) BdSt President Reiner Holznagel: "I don’t think the idea is feasible or good either” Germany does need skilled workers from abroad, he said.

But if they are here, then they must be treated equally with those who are already there, he continued. "That's why this idea should be put to rest quickly."