Brief information on the topic of Inflationsausgleichsgeld ("inflation compensation bonus”) 

 The tax and duty-free inflation compensation bonus was approved by the federal government in 2022 as part of the third relief package.

Since October 26, 2022, employers have been able to grant their employees an amount of up to 3,000 euros tax-free. This is a voluntary benefit provided by the employer. There is no government requirement or obligation. There is also no general/legal entitlement for employees to the 3,000 euros, because the inflation compensation bonus is not a state benefit.

The TU Dresden itself cannot decide on the payment of the inflation compensation bonus, since the Free State of Saxony is the employer. On this issue, Saxony is bound to decisions taken by the "Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder" (the association of German states negotiating the collective bargaining agreement), which wants to link the topic to collective bargaining agreement.

As part of the 2023 collective bargaining and salary round at the federal and local government level, payment of the inflation compensation bonus of 3,000 euros was agreed in addition to the usual percentage wage increases, see:
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Collective bargaining for the approximately 1.2 million employees in the federal states will start in autumn 2023. It is conceivable that the payment of the inflation compensation bonus will also be discussed in these negotiations. In principle, the trade unions are very skeptical about linking the inflation compensation payment to collective bargaining, since this is of course will be offset against the percentage wage increase and any basic amounts for the lower salary brackets. In contrast, percentage wage increases and basic amounts have medium and long-term effects, including on the pension level, but not the inflation compensation bonus.