04 December 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dьsseldorf: Thomas Kutschaty, SPD faction leader in North Rhine-Westphalia, will speak at a press conference on Budget 2019. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

04 December 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dьsseldorf: Thomas Kutschaty (r), leader of the SPD parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia, speaks at an SPD press conference on the 2019 budget. Stefan Zimkeit (SPD), member of the state parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia, sits next to him. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

04 December 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dьsseldorf: Thomas Kutschaty (M), leader of the SPD parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia, will speak at an SPD press conference on the 2019 budget. Stefan Zimkeit (SPD, l), member of the state parliament, and Tobias Blasius, chairman of the state press conference, will sit next to him. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

04 December 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dьsseldorf: Thomas Kutschaty, SPD faction leader in North Rhine-Westphalia, speaks at an SPD press conference on the 2019 budget. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

04 December 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dьsseldorf: Thomas Kutschaty (M), leader of the SPD parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia, Stefan Zimkeit (l), member of the SPD state parliament, and Tobias Blasius (r, half concealed), chairman of the state press conference, will be filmed with a smartphone during a press conference on the 2019 budget. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa