The Ministry stated that the PM's last speech only took place half a year ago. In addition, there were too many "economic uncertainties" at the moment.
The social partners are also currently meeting with the government on a regular basis in the context of the so-called "European semester", at the end of which the finished dossiers have to be send to Brussels.
For the past two years, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel gave his speech on the state of the nation towards the end of the year and not in April.
In 2020, Bettel's speech took place in October. The Ministry of State argued back then that this decision had been taken due to the special circumstances created by the pandemic.
