Berlin/DPA, Dec. 27 -- People in Germany are less willing to donate, figures from the German Red Cross (DRK) showed, with donations down by about €10 million ($11.8 million) so far this year, the Rheinische Post reported in a story to be published on Saturday.

This year, donations are expected to be just under €40 million, compared to around €49 million in 2024. This corresponds to a decline of around 18%.

At the end of November, the German Donations Council reported a decline in donations in the first nine months of the year, the story, made available to dpa, showed.

The Donations Council sees one reason for the decline in the total amount as being that the budgets of many households are constrained by inflation, hig...