Rich MP: Millions of ancillary income in the Bundestag revealed!

Rich MP: Millions of ancillary income in the Bundestag revealed!

Weißenhorn, Deutschland - An adventurous look behind the scenes of the Bundestag: Almost half of the MPs have earned additional money in the current legislative period! The latest figures, published by Spiegel and the initiative MPwatch , reveal that a whopping 337 of the 733 parliamentarians have generated additional income of a total of 51 million euros - a financial flash from Berlin! These lucrative secondary activities in the shadow of parliamentary work are diverse: from supervisory board posts to corporate participations to paid trips.

The big winner: Albert Stegemann

The top of the money -rain is the Lower Saxony MP Albert Stegemann (CDU) with a huge 7.9 million euros! But be careful: Despite this impressive sum, it remains unclear how much Stegemann actually deserves, because his duty is to only indicate his sales as a farmer - operating costs and taxes remain in the dark. A parliamentary elite project with a touch of secret crowls!

The secrets of regional additional income

Among the members of the Region, Alexander Engelhard (CSU) has been shown - he has had around 3.6 million euros since 2021, which brings third place throughout the Bundestag! His money comes from farms, including the well -known Engelhardmühle . In comparison, the ancillary income from other MPs such as Ulrich Lange (CSU) with 118,000 euros or Hansjörg Durz (CSU) with 47,000 euros is remarkably low.

But that's not all: While some MPs swim successfully in the secondary jobs, other secrets keep their profits to themselves. This shows how nebulous the financial information in the Bundestag can be! Every parliamentarian duo has its own money story, and the listing of the numbers arouses questions about transparency and clear rules. The following applies in the political arena: always as part of the laws, but who gets the big money?