There must be no increases in contribution rates

BDA-CEO Kampeter on the budgetary situation of the Federal Employment Agency:

There must be no increases in contribution rates

Berlin, 2 June 2026. “Sharply rising expenditure, growing deficits, depleted reserves and additional, in some cases unfunded, non-insurance-related tasks are placing the budget of the Federal Employment Agency under severe pressure. Especially in the current economic situation, one thing is clear: there must be no increases in contribution rates. They would send the wrong signal to employees and companies and would be another blow to competitiveness. What is needed now is stabilisation and consolidation instead of redistribution.

It is important that the Federal Employment Agency makes its own contribution: through strict cost management, efficiency gains and a focus on rapid, sustainable job placement.

The legislator is also called upon: no new non-insurance-related tasks without full funding, incentives for more employment and clear growth impulses. There must be an end to shifting costs instead of ensuring cost transparency. The inappropriate and costly transfer of continuing training support for jobcentre clients to unemployment insurance must be reversed – and the costs incurred since 2025 must be reimbursed. Only through consistent relief can the balance between social stability and economic performance be maintained.”