For consumers • Minimum wage: Increases to €13.90/hour (up from €12.82) → about €190 more gross per month (40-hour week). • Mini-job limit: Rises to €603/month without social security contributions. • Child benefit: Increases to €259 per child/month; child allowance rises to €6,828/year. • Electricity prices: Average ~17% reduction expected due to grid fee subsidies (regional differences). • Gas storage levy: Abolished → saves households around €30–60/year. • Fuel prices: CO₂ price may rise to €55–65/t → up to +3 cents/liter for petrol and diesel. • Deutschlandticket: Price increases from €58 to €63/month (from spring 2026). • Restaurant VAT: Reduced permanently from 19% to 7% on food. • Income tax basic allowance: Increases to €12,348. • Social insurance caps: Higher contribution ceilings for health and pension insurance. • Commuter allowance: 38 cents/km from the first kilometer. • Pensions: Possible increase of ~3.7% (final decision in spring 2026). • Active pension: Up to €2,000/month tax-free for working beyond retirement age. • Volunteering tax relief: Trainer allowance to €3,300, honorary allowance to €960.
New laws • New Military Service Act: Information letters from 2026; mandatory service for men from July 2027. • Right to all-day care: Legal entitlement for first-graders from 2026/27, expanded annually. • Pay Transparency Act (EU): Stronger pay transparency and reporting obligations for employers.
General changes • Citizen’s income: Renamed basic income support with stricter and faster sanctions. • Car insurance: New type classes for 2026 (some premiums rise, others fall). • Driving license exchange: Licenses from 1999–2001 must be exchanged by Jan 19, 2026.
Sources: Schufa, German Federal Government, ADAC, Deutsche Bahn, DAK-Gesundheit, Techniker Krankenkasse, DPA, GDV, chatgpt
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2026 changes
For consumers
• Minimum wage: Increases to €13.90/hour (up from €12.82) → about €190 more gross per month (40-hour week).
• Mini-job limit: Rises to €603/month without social security contributions.
• Child benefit: Increases to €259 per child/month; child allowance rises to €6,828/year.
• Electricity prices: Average ~17% reduction expected due to grid fee subsidies (regional differences).
• Gas storage levy: Abolished → saves households around €30–60/year.
• Fuel prices: CO₂ price may rise to €55–65/t → up to +3 cents/liter for petrol and diesel.
• Deutschlandticket: Price increases from €58 to €63/month (from spring 2026).
• Restaurant VAT: Reduced permanently from 19% to 7% on food.
• Income tax basic allowance: Increases to €12,348.
• Social insurance caps: Higher contribution ceilings for health and pension insurance.
• Commuter allowance: 38 cents/km from the first kilometer.
• Pensions: Possible increase of ~3.7% (final decision in spring 2026).
• Active pension: Up to €2,000/month tax-free for working beyond retirement age.
• Volunteering tax relief: Trainer allowance to €3,300, honorary allowance to €960.
New laws
• New Military Service Act: Information letters from 2026; mandatory service for men from July 2027.
• Right to all-day care: Legal entitlement for first-graders from 2026/27, expanded annually.
• Pay Transparency Act (EU): Stronger pay transparency and reporting obligations for employers.
General changes
• Citizen’s income: Renamed basic income support with stricter and faster sanctions.
• Car insurance: New type classes for 2026 (some premiums rise, others fall).
• Driving license exchange: Licenses from 1999–2001 must be exchanged by Jan 19, 2026.
Sources: Schufa, German Federal Government, ADAC, Deutsche Bahn, DAK-Gesundheit, Techniker Krankenkasse, DPA, GDV, chatgpt
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Your journey with TGG is structured and transparent:
1️⃣ Profile evaluation
2️⃣ University selection
3️⃣ Applications
4️⃣ Visa process
5️⃣ Arrival Support(in most of the cases)
No guesswork. Just clarity!
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