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Union rejects care cost cap while backing fuel price relief
Original: Ein Deckel für Pflegekosten? Unmöglich, sagt die Union, viel zu teuer. Dabei zahlen Pflegebedürftige im Heim im Schnitt
Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU has dismissed proposals to cap care home costs as too expensive, even though residents pay an average of more than 3,300 euros a month out of their own pockets. Critics contrast this with the Union's readiness to support a fuel discount and a planned cap on petrol prices, calling the priorities unfair to care recipients and their families.
Why now: Rising care home costs and the perceived double standard in the Union's position on price caps have struck a chord amid Germany's cost-of-living debate.
CDU/CSUGermanyGerman long-term care system
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