BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's government gave the green light to a care system reform on Wednesday that includes a 1 billion euro ($1.22 billion) annual tax subsidy to increase the pay for nursing staff and reduce the contributions of care home residents.
The reform, which will affect Germany's 1.2 million care workers, comes after criticism of low pay for staff during the coronavirus pandemic and is an attempt to attract more workers to the job to deal with an aging population.
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