The proposed legislation, backed by the ruling coalition of Union and SPD, seeks to forgo a scheduled increase of approximately 500 euros, which would have raised monthly salaries to 12,330 euros. This marks the second instance of a salary freeze since the introduction of an automatic adjustment mechanism in 2016, which ties parliamentary salaries to the growth of nominal wages. Critics, including constitutional law expert Christian Pestalozza, argue that this automatic adjustment undermines transparency and accountability in public remuneration.