In 2022 the federal government, the unions and the employers met in a revived Konzertierte Aktion, a concerted action against inflation. They agreed that employers could pay a bonus of up to 3,000 euros, free of tax and social contributions, until the end of 2024. Paying it was voluntary. Unions and employers wrote the bonus into numerous collective agreements. A survey by the union-affiliated Hans Böckler Foundation, published in July 2024, found that almost 26 million employees had received more than 52 billion euros in such bonuses. 77 percent of employees covered by a collective agreement received at least one payment.