Marc Spautz was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for CSV, from 23 November 2023 until 4 December 2025.
\nSpoke on bills: PL7511, PL8266, PL8311, PL8383, PL8384, PL8400, PL8401, PL8444, PL8445, PL8458, PL8463.
\nTabled 1 interpellation; reported 4 bills.
\nMarc Spautz also served in the government; see Marc Spautz.
\n23 November 2023 — calling for measures for young people and first-time buyers
\n\n\nDann ass et och wichteg, dass mer Mesüre maache fir jonk Leit, Éischtkeefer, fir dass déi och aner Hëllefe kréien, well et ass wichteg, dass déi Leit och d’Basis geschafe kréien, fir sech kënnen en Haus ze bauen.
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Then it is also important that we take measures for young people, first-time buyers, so that they also get other help, because it is important that these people get the basis to be able to build a house.
\n\n24 April 2024 — naming housing as the main cause of poverty in Luxembourg
\n\n\nMee den Haaptproblem hei zu Lëtzebuerg fir d’Aarmut ass de Logement. Do kënne mer esou vill diskutéieren, wéi mer wëllen, de Logement ass den Haaptproblem hei zu Lëtzebuerg, déi deier Logementspräisser respektiv dass mer kee Logement fannen!
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But the main problem for poverty here in Luxembourg is housing. We can discuss as much as we like, housing is the main problem here in Luxembourg, the expensive housing prices and the fact that we find no housing!
\n\n18 December 2024 — proposing more incentives for the communes on top of the government's housing measures
\n\n\nDéi ugekënnegt Mesüre si gutt, ginn awer menger Meenung no nach net duer. Ech mengen, et misst een och de Gemenge méi Incentivë ginn, fir Logement abordable ze realiséieren.
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The announced measures are good, but in my opinion they are still not enough. I think the communes should also be given more incentives to build affordable housing.
\n\n14 May 2025 — rejecting the charge that housing is neglected by the government
\n\n\nWie behaapt, de Logement wier d’Stéifkand vun der Regierung, deen iert.
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Whoever claims that housing is the government's stepchild is mistaken.
\n\n23 November 2023 — stating that scrutiny of the government is the task of the whole Chamber
\n\n\nEch mengen, dass et wichteg ass, als ganz Chamber d’Regierung ze kontrolléieren. Et ass net d’Aufgab vun der Oppositioun, d’Regierung ze kontrolléieren, mee et ass d’Aufgab vun der Chamber, d’Regierung ze kontrolléieren.
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I think that it is important that the whole Chamber controls the government. It is not the task of the opposition to control the government, but it is the task of the Chamber to control the government.
\n\n19 March 2025 — defending the government's choice not to present proposals before the consultation rounds end
\n\n\nEch hätt et och komesch fonnt, wann d’Regierung hei schonn Iddie virgestallt hätt.
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I would also have found it odd if the government had already presented ideas here.
\n\n26 June 2025 — arguing that a normal dialogue, which the government is conducting, is the right way to discuss the pension reform
\n\n\nWann ee wëll eng Diskussioun féieren, soll een en normalen Dialog féieren, an dat ass d’Regierung amgaang ze maachen.
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If you want to hold a discussion, you should hold a normal dialogue, and that is what the government is doing.
\n\n10 July 2025 — stating what the first request from déi gréng actually asked for
\n\n\nD’Madamm Tanson hat fir d’éischt gefrot, dass de Premier sollt heihinnerkommen am Virfeld vun den Tripartitt-Gespréicher.
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Mrs Tanson first asked that the Prime Minister should come here in advance of the tripartite talks.
\n\n23 November 2023 — welcoming the adjustment of the tax table by four index brackets
\n\n\nAn dofir wëlle mer ausdrécklech begréissen, dass d’Regierung d’Berengegung vun der Steiertabell op den 1. Januar vu véier Indextranchen decidéiert huet, déi elo op den 1. Januar soll kommen.
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And so we expressly welcome that the government has decided on the adjustment of the tax table by four index brackets on 1 January, which is now to come on 1 January.
\n\n12 June 2024 — stating the date and size of the announced adjustment of the tax table
\n\n\nDen 1. Januar 2025, dat ass a sechs Méint, do kënnt eppes, dat heescht: Berengegung vun der Steiertabell ëm 2,5 Indextranchen.
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On 1 January 2025, that is in six months, something comes, namely: adjustment of the tax table by 2.5 index brackets.
\n\n18 December 2024 — describing the indexation of the tax scale from January 2025
\n\n\nEt gëtt den 1. Januar 2025 eng weider Upassung vun der Steiertabell un den Index, an zwar eng Berengegung ëm 2,5 Indextranchen.
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On 1 January 2025 there is a further adjustment of the tax table to the index, namely an adjustment by 2.5 index brackets.
\n\n14 May 2025 — arguing for individual taxation on social grounds
\n\n\nD’Individualbesteierung ass och vun engem gesellschaftspolitesche Punkt gesi wichteg, well mir droen domadder de Familljekompositioune vun haut Rechnung.
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Individual taxation is also important from a social policy point of view, because it takes account of today's family compositions.
\n\n23 November 2023 — calling for vocational training and retention in the craft trades
\n\n\nAn dofir ass et wichteg, dass mer och en attraktiven Handwierkssecteur behalen, dass mer et fäerdegbréngen, Handwierker auszebilden an och Handwierker am Handwierk ze behalen.
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And so it is important that we also keep an attractive craft sector, that we manage to train craftspeople and also to keep craftspeople in the craft trades.
\n\n24 April 2024 — calling for investment in education and schools
\n\n\nDofir ass et wichteg, an den edukative Beräich ze investéieren. Et ass wichteg, an d’Schoulen ze investéieren.
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That is why it is important to invest in education. It is important to invest in schools.
\n\n23 November 2023 — stating that Luxembourg does not have enough doctors
\n\n\nAn dat selwecht gëllt och fir d’Dokteren, well och bei den Dokteren ass de Problem, dass mer net genuch Dokteren hei zu Lëtzebuerg hunn.
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And the same applies to the doctors, because with the doctors too the problem is that we do not have enough doctors here in Luxembourg.
\n\n24 April 2024 — stating that care staff leave the sector because of working conditions
\n\n\nWell mer hu virun allem am Fleegeberäich eng grouss Ofwanderung vu Leit, déi no zéng, zwielef Joer op eemol d’Decisioun huelen, dee Secteur ze verloossen, well se net zefridde si mat den Aarbechtskonditiounen.
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Because above all in the care sector we have a large outflow of people who after ten or twelve years suddenly take the decision to leave that sector, because they are not satisfied with the working conditions.
\n\n23 January 2025 — stating a figure for nursing posts that will fall vacant
\n\n\nBis 2026 wäerten iwwer 150 Vollzäitplaze fräi gi fir Aide-soignanten an Infirmièren.
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By 2026, more than 150 full-time posts for care assistants and nurses will become vacant.
\n\n3 December 2025 — stating his party's position against two-tier medicine
\n\n\nMir maache keng Gesondheetspolitick iwwert de Portmonni. Eng Medezinn op zwee Gleiser gëtt et mat der CSV net!
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We do not make health policy through the wallet. There will be no two-track medicine with the CSV!
\n\n12 June 2024 — giving his group's approval to the 2% defence investment
\n\n\nAn et ass och kloer, dass deen Invest vun deenen 2 % och eis Zoustëmmung fënnt.
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And it is also clear that this investment of the 2% has our approval.
\n\n14 May 2025 — stating that defence money should benefit the domestic economy
\n\n\nWichteg ass et, dass déi Suen, déi mir an d’Defense investéieren, och eiser Wirtschaft zeguttkommen.
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It is important that the money we invest in defence also benefits our economy.
\n\n18 December 2024 — setting a condition on the use of chatbots in public administration
\n\n\nDe Staat däerf sech net hannert der Maschinn verstoppen, mee muss weider accessibel bleiwe fir all seng Biergerinnen a Bierger.
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The state must not hide behind the machine, but must remain accessible to all its citizens.
\n\n18 December 2024 — calling for an open approach to artificial intelligence in schools
\n\n\nDofir plädéiere mir fir en oppenen Ëmgang mat der KI an der Educatioun, mat geschoultem Léierpersonal.
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We therefore argue for an open approach to AI in education, with trained teaching staff.
\n\n24 April 2024 — supporting the building of the new power line from Germany
\n\n\nAn do ass et virun allem wichteg, dass mer déi nei Leitung aus Däitschland eriwwer och kënne bauen, fir dass mer d’Méiglechkeet hunn, dat och ëmzesetzen.
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And there it is above all important that we can also build the new line over from Germany, so that we have the means to carry this out.
\n\n12 June 2024 — denying that the energy subsidies have been abolished
\n\n\nEch wëll just soen: Et ass net alles ofgeschaaft, mir hu just gesot, dass mer verschidde Finanzéierungen aneschters maachen.
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I just want to say: not everything has been abolished, we have only said that we are financing certain things differently.
\n\n14 May 2025 — warning against a blackout of the kind seen in Spain and Portugal
\n\n\nMir musse mat alle Mëttele verhënneren, datt et zu esou engem Blackout hei kënnt.
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We must prevent by every means that such a blackout happens here.
\n\n12 June 2024 — arguing that the pension debate must involve those who will finance the system
\n\n\nDa muss ee vläicht mat deene Leit schwätzen, déi dee System an Zukunft musse finanzéieren.
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Then perhaps you have to talk with the people who will have to finance that system in future.
\n\n27 June 2024 — distinguishing his party's support for Ukraine from support for the arms industry
\n\n\nMir sinn der Meenung, dass een d’Ukrain mat alle Moyene muss ënnerstëtzen, mee dass dat awer net heescht, dass mer mat alle Moyene mussen d’Waffenindustrie ënnerstëtzen.
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We are of the opinion that Ukraine must be supported by every means, but that this does not mean that we must support the arms industry by every means.
\n\n19 March 2025 — stating his party's red line on the legal retirement age
\n\n\nFir d’CSV ass et en No-Go, dass de legale Pensiounsalter soll an d’Luucht gesat ginn.
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For the CSV it is a no-go that the legal retirement age is raised.
\n\n14 May 2025 — stating his party's goal for the effective retirement age
\n\n\nHär President, dat grousst Zil muss sinn, dass d’Altersmoyenne, wou d’Leit effektiv an d’Pensioun ginn, sech lues a lues un déi 65 Joer eruntaascht.
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Mr President, the big goal must be that the average age at which people actually retire moves gradually closer to 65.
\n\n12 June 2024 — reporting the Prime Minister's announcement that measures on child poverty will come
\n\n\nEn huet do ganz kloer ënnerstrach, dass bei der Kanneraarmut eppes wäert kommen.
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He underlined very clearly that something will come on child poverty.
\n\n19 March 2025 — naming the reduction of poverty risk as one of his party's aims for the reform
\n\n\nMir hätte gären eng Reduzéierung vum Aarmutsrisiko fir alleguerten déi Leit, déi de Moment an där Schéier sinn.
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We would like a reduction of the poverty risk for all the people who are currently in that gap.
\n\n14 December 2023 — stating as rapporteur the teleworking thresholds before the amendment
\n\n\nMat deenen zwee anere Länner ware mer schonn op 34 Deeg, et war just Däitschland, déi nach op 19 Deeg waren.
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With the two other countries we were already at 34 days, it was only Germany that was still at 19 days.
\n\n7 May 2024 — calling for more collective agreements covering more workers
\n\n\nEch mengen, dass et dofir och wichteg ass, dass mer et fäerdegbréngen, dass méi Kollektivverträg hei am Land gemaach ginn, dass et och muss d’Méiglechkeet sinn, wéi d’EU-Direktiv dat virgesäit, dass méi Leit ënnert d’Ofsécherung vun de Kollektivverträg falen.
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I think it is therefore also important that we manage to have more collective agreements made in this country, and that it must be possible, as the EU directive provides, for more people to fall under the protection of collective agreements.
\n\n21 November 2024 — proposing that the matter be handled together with the related bills in committee
\n\n\nEch géif Iech proposéieren, op dee Wee ze goen, an dass mer dann all zesummen eppes géife maachen am Interêt souwuel vum Commerce, am Interêt vun deene Leit, déi déi Ouvertureszäite brauchen, an och gläichzäiteg am Interêt vum Personal.
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I would propose to you that we go down that road, and that we then all do something together in the interest of retail, in the interest of the people who need those opening hours, and at the same time in the interest of the staff.
\n\n14 October 2025 — stating his own view on the respect owed to every kind of work
\n\n\nWien d’Aarbecht vun engem geréngschätzt, huet dʼFundament vun eiser Gesellschaft net verstanen.
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Whoever looks down on someone's work has not understood the foundation of our society.
\n\n12 June 2024 — answering that stimulating the economy will itself generate the receipts
\n\n\nMee déi heite Projete gi gemaach a mir ginn och dovun aus, dass, wa mer d’Ekonomie ukuerbelen duerch all déi aner Moossnamen, déi mer kréien, op där anerer Säit déi dann och Recettë generéieren.
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But these projects are being done, and we also assume that if we boost the economy through all the other measures we take, that will generate receipts on the other side.
\n\n18 December 2024 — criticising the government for carrying an administrative reform through the budget law
\n\n\nEch fannen et net gutt, dass d’Integratioun vum Service national de la sécurité dans la fonction publique an d’Inspection du travail et des mines iwwert de Budget geschitt.
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I do not think it is good that the integration of the national security service of the civil service into the labour and mines inspectorate happens through the budget.
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\n\n\nMir hunn och gesot, dass bei den Occasiounen an Zukunft sollen 1.500 Euro ausbezuelt ginn.
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We also said that in future 1,500 euros will be paid out for second-hand cars.
\n\n\nEch wëll fir d’éischt soen, dass mir déi dräi Ännerunge wäerte matdroen.
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First I want to say that we will support the three changes.
\n\n\nAn och fir dësen Zäitpunkt si mir der Meenung, dass beim Mindestloun nach näischt soll änneren.
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And for this moment too we take the view that nothing should change yet on the minimum wage.
\n\n\nDa wëll ech nach eng Kéier drop hiweisen, dass och beim Staat de Once-Only-Prinzipp wäert agefouert ginn, fir dass mer do net allkéiers musse bei allem erëm ufänken, fir dass net jiddwereen all Certificat lénks a riets muss siche goen.
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I want to point out once again that the once-only principle will also be introduced in the state, so that we do not have to start again from scratch every time and nobody has to go looking left and right for every certificate.
\n\n\nMir sinn där Meenung, dass et wichteg ass, dass déi Informatiounen och bei d’Leit kommen.
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We are of the opinion that it is important for this information to reach people.
\n\n\nMee sécher ass: Wann d’Regierung net agegraff hätt, da wéissten déi 324 Familljen an déi 20.000 Leit elo net, wou et de Moment dru wier.
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But one thing is certain: if the government had not stepped in, those 324 families and those 20,000 people would not know where they stand today.
\n\n\nEt ass virdrun och nach eng Kéier drun erënnert ginn, dass d’Justizministesch amgaangen ass mam Code pénal, fir déi Ännerunge virzehuelen an der Mendicitéit an déi Kloerstellung ze maachen, déi mer gemaach hunn.
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It was also recalled earlier that the Justice Minister is working on the penal code to make those changes on begging and the clarification that we made.
\n\n\nAn dofir si mir der Meenung, dass et net de Moment ass, fir d’Motioun unzehuelen.
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And that is why we are of the opinion that this is not the moment to adopt the motion.
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