Merkel will pay migrants to leave Germany

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Auch die freiwillige Rückkehr will die Bundesregierung fördern. Je früher sich Betroffene dazu entschließen, desto mehr Geld sollen sie erhalten. Dafür will der Bund in diesem Jahr zusätzlich 40 Millionen Euro bereitstellen. Weitere 50 Millionen sind für die Wiedereingliederung von Rückkehrern in ihrer Heimat vorgesehen.

They're allocating an additional 40 million euros to go to exisiting programs to handle larger payouts for rejected migrants - the longer it takes for the person to go, the less they'll receive.

So the cost of maintaining migrants has increased by 40 million to a pre-existing program.

After that, it states that it will cost 50 million to reintegrate these returnees when they're back in their home countries - that suggests that the agreement to return is predicated on a final payout in their home country to be given after they settle in.

How could this be funded? The ambiguity is this:

- Current Program adds 40 million euros to it's budget, will pay out 50 million from it's budget. Net cost: +40 million euros

- Current program adds 40 million euros to its budget but will require a future infusion of 50 million. Net cost: +40 million euros, threat of addition cost in future

- Current program adds 40 million euros for administrating migrants, another program adds 50 million euros for reintegration. Net cost: +90 million

Reading the article, I do not see a mention of another program, ruling out the last possibility and the wording states it's an additional 40 million euros, leading me to believe they're adding 40 million euros to a preexisting program that itself will pay 50 million euros ultimately to returnees.

Which makes sense from a German perspective - use an existing program and budget to administer to migrants and asylum seekers, where administration includes assisting returning the migrant/refugee to their homeland and not be beggared. If the existing program budget is insufficient, add the missing part (40m euros).