Tag: Advisory Council
More courage in structural change
The author Veronika Grimm is Professor of Economics at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and a member of the Advisory Council for the Assessment of Macroeconomic Development. Hardly any question is discussed as…
Chancellor Scholz sees Germany facing a new economic miracle
Chancellor Olaf Scholz “Because of the high investments in climate protection, Germany will be able to achieve growth rates for some time, as last happened in the 1950s and 1960s.”…
These are possible effects and consequences
Brussels The EU Commission wants to protect citizens and companies from high and strongly fluctuating electricity prices. To this end, she wants to introduce more long-term contracts in the electricity…
How economists and politicians want to save the health insurance companies
rescue vehicle The emergency call was not even necessary for every call. (Photo: mauritius images / Wolfgang Filser) Berlin Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has apparently put the…
Technology dispute with China widens
tiktok In the case of the social media app Tiktok, it is suspected that the data is not secure. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Brussels These were unusually harsh words from China’s…
How the traffic light could save around 79 billion euros
Christian Lindner The Finance Minister wants to review subsidy payments. (Photo: IMAGO/Schreyer) Berlin For Christian Lindner (FDP) it is a seemingly harmless answer. During the recent government survey in the…
Monika Schnitzer and Michael Hüther: Do higher taxes make sense?
However, Habeck brought up an alternative in his letter: higher income, and therefore also higher taxes. Would it be worth it? Two leading economists disagree. Monika Schnitzer, Chairwoman of the…
Higher VAT? Advance of the FDP causes trouble in the traffic light
A week later, VAT is actually being discussed in Germany. The reason is a push by the FDP parliamentary group for a fundamental tax reform. In a paper by the…
Despite falling inflation rates, wage demands are rising
Warning strikes in the public sector For the 2.5 million federal and local employees, Verdi and the Civil Service Association are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500…
I’m “very worried” about the high inflation
Frankfurt, Berlin In her own words, Ulrike Malmendier is “greatly worried” about the high inflation in Germany. “The crisis is not over yet, core inflation is still too high,” said…
Members of the gas commission criticize the federal government
Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa and Karsten Neuhoff The Caritas boss and the DIW scientist are not satisfied with the implementation of their recommendations. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin Three members of…
Habeck’s consultants recommend a change of strategy for industrial transformation
Berlin Robert Habeck’s (Greens) officials have been working on a formula for months. It is designed to determine how steelmakers, chemical plants and other basic industries are reimbursed by the…
This ten-point program will make Europe greener and more competitive
the authors Joachim Lang (right) is managing partner of the Strategic Minds Company consultancy and former general manager of the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Matthias Machnig was State Secretary…
Robert Habeck’s consultants recommend a change of strategy in industrial transformation
Berlin Robert Habeck’s (Greens) officials have been working on a formula for months. It is designed to determine how steelmakers, chemical plants and other basic industries are reimbursed by the…
SPD politicians offend with their statements in science
Berlin The week was only a few hours old when Karl Lauterbach (SPD) said words last Monday that resonate to this day. Asked in the ARD morning magazine about mistakes…
Federal Fiscal Court dismisses lawsuit: Soli is constitutional
Berlin The Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) does not consider the solidarity surcharge in the form that has been in force since 2020 to be unconstitutional. That was the verdict of…
6 major injustices for taxpayers in Germany
wealth in Germany Wealthy by will: Expensive real estate in particular makes heirs rich. (Photo: plainpicture/Alexander Sommer) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax dispute is brewing…
The 6 biggest tax injustices
Real estate in Hamburg Almost everywhere in Germany, the taxes for real estate buyers have risen, sometimes sharply. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax…
Industrialization: German dependence on China
Container port in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu Province The German electronics industry in particular is dependent on deliveries from the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Large companies such as…
Energy-efficient factory to cut costs by 35 percent
Velden In view of the high energy costs, fears of de-industrialization are raging in the German economy. One way out could be the more efficient use of electricity and gas.…