The Greens politician said he was “clearly on the side of being more generous”.
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Bayreuth Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck sees a need to talk about additional relief for citizens due to the sharp rise in energy prices. The Greens politician said on Thursday during a visit to Stadtwerke Bayreuth that there was a “zone” that had not yet been “illuminated” politically.
Habeck spoke of “normal earners” who did not earn a blatant amount of money per month. “Because I think I know what burdens can come, I’m clearly on the side of being more generous.”
All gas customers in Germany will face higher prices due to a politically agreed levy in autumn. The federal government wants to use the surcharge to relieve struggling suppliers who have sharply increased procurement costs due to the throttling of Russian gas supplies. Due to the surcharge, they can be passed on to gas customers to a large extent. In addition, there are market-driven price increases anyway.