Officials in Berlin have announced that they will cover the hotel costs for families and pensioners affected by the ongoing power and heating outage. Initially, the government proposed that these individuals could stay in a hotel at a discounted rate of €70 a night. This proposal faced significant backlash from the public, who pointed out that the city-state government spends nearly €1 billion of taxpayer money each year on housing migrants who do not pay for accommodations.
In response to the criticism, the Berlin government has reversed its initial stance and will now fund the total hotel bill for those impacted by the outage. This decision comes as the city seeks to address the needs of its residents during the ongoing crisis.
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