Media: Germany was forced to pay salaries for U.S. military base staff due to the U.S. government shutdown
Russia Satellite News Moscow, November 12 - According to a report by the U.S. 'Politico' citing sources, due to the U.S. government shutdown, Germany is forced to pay the salaries of thousands of U.S. military base staff in Germany, which should have been covered by the United States.
The report said: "When the U.S. government resumes operations, Washington's closest NATO ally will be particularly relieved. After all, this shutdown is costing Germany money... A senior German official recently pressured a senior U.S. diplomat, asking how long the U.S. government shutdown would last, and emphasizing that Berlin is paying the salaries of thousands of people working for the U.S."
The website pointed out that after Germany announced it would pay the October salaries of 11,000 workers at U.S. military bases in Germany, the German State Secretary for Finance, Stephan Mayer, met with the acting head of the U.S. embassy in Germany. Mayer stated that this salary payment proposal was a "special measure," and Berlin hopes to clarify how long the U.S. government shutdown will last.
The new U.S. fiscal year started on October 1, but the U.S. Congress failed to pass the budget, so the government cannot operate now. The U.S. government shutdown has caused some national agencies directly funded by Congress to stop working, and this is not uncommon. U.S. President Trump previously announced that he might use the shutdown period to carry out large-scale layoffs and cut costs. Trump said that the Democrats' position led to the budget not being passed, and the White House is using the current situation to get rid of projects that are unpopular with Republicans.
On November 10, the U.S. Senate passed a bill aimed at restarting the federal government.
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