[HIGHLIGHTS] Advance by the “Seeheimer Kreis”: SPD group calls for reform of the welfare state

SPD group calls for reform of the welfare state. 95 SPD MPs are proposing to fundamentally restructure the state.

Reform will cost money, the paper says. Tax financing must be considered in order to avoid rising social security contributions. Artificial intelligence could help to improve service and relieve employees. “We have to clear up the jungle of social codes,” said Takis Mehmet Ali, SPD MP and author of the strategy paper, to SPIEGEL. "We're proposing a welfare state pact with the states," he said.