Context: A new delimitation of the federal territory has been discussed since the Federal Republic was founded in 1949 and even before. Committees and expert commissions advocated a reduction of the number of states; academics (Rutz, Miegel, Ottnad etc.) and politicians (Döring, Apel, and others) made proposals –  some of them far-reaching –  for redrawing boundaries but hardly anything came of these public discussions. Territorial reform is sometimes propagated by the richer states as a means to avoid or reduce fiscal transfers.

Question: What has been discussed since the Federal Republic was founded in 1949?
Answer: new delimitation of the federal territory

Question: What have experts advocated in regards to delimitation?
Answer: a reduction of the number of states

Question: What is propagated by the richer states as a means to avoid or reduce fiscal transfers?
Answer: Territorial reform

Question: Since when has the delimitation of state territories been discussed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who advocated an increase in the number of states?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which public discussions had far-reaching appeal?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why do poorer states propagate territorial reform?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What advantage is it for richer states if territorial reform is enacted? 
Answer: Unanswerable