Söder's demand to cut state equalization funds for Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt legally untenable

Bavarian PM Markus Söder proposes reducing financial equalization payments to states like Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, citing extremism concerns. Constitutional lawyers deem the proposal legally 'absurd' as equalization is constitutionally mandated. The move is political posturing ahead of elections, unlikely to alter fiscal policy.

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