Abstract
Citizens' support for social spending cuts is a central factor influencing the feasibility of retrenchment policy. According to representative surveys, only a small portion of Germans favour general cuts in social spending, whereas more people prefer cuts in specific social benefits, mainly those for minorities. East Germans show markedly less support for cuts in social spending than west Germans. Both sections of the population, however, give widespread support to cuts in policy areas other than social policy. Finally, the group of people favouring cuts in social spending do not reject the welfare state as such.
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