Tag: Debt brake
“The longer we wait, the more time Putin has”
Berlin The economist Veronika Grimm has spoken out in favor of an energy embargo against Russia as soon as possible. “The longer we wait, the more time Putin and his…
Are the Greens and SPD going along?
Berlin Olaf Scholz took them all by surprise. “From now on, we will invest more than two percent of gross domestic product in our defense every year,” announced the chancellor…
Traffic light specifies investments for climate funds
Photovoltaics and wind power The controversial climate fund is intended to finance investments in “energy efficiency and renewable energies in the building sector”. (Photo: imago images / UJ Alexander) After…
Nativity scene with Christian Lindner – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
If the namesake Kaspar, Melchior and Balthasar got lost today at the digital Epiphany meeting of the FDP, there would be little doubt to whom they would deliver gold, myrrh…
Baden-Württemberg’s finance minister: Interview with Danyal Bayaz
Berlin Baden-Württemberg’s finance minister Danyal Bayaz (Greens) has called on the federal traffic light coalition to adopt a more courageous tax policy. “Unfortunately, the stalemate of the past few years…
Coalition agreement: Financing of the traffic light projects is shaky
Olaf Scholz (r.), Christian Lindner The chancellor-designate and his finance minister are faced with unclear questions about the financing of their projects. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin The traffic light negotiators listed…
“The pension is the black spot”
Berlin Former economic wise man Lars Feld has sharply criticized the coalition agreement with a view to pension policy. “What the SPD has achieved without the FDP and the Greens…
How she could get financial leeway without tricks
Traffic light conversations The likely new Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) is looking for financial leeway with his possible new Finance Minister Christian Lindner and the Greens – despite the debt…
The shortage of skilled workers and the debt brake are related
Intensive care unit in Leipzig There is a particularly shortage of skilled workers in the health sector. (Photo: dpa) Germany is heading for a serious shortage of skilled workers. When…
Germany invests in climate protection and digitization
An analysis by the Agora Energiewende think tank with the New Economy Forum puts the necessary investments in climate protection alone at 460 billion euros by 2030, of which the…
Economically lower growth forecast to 2.7 percent
Economy The automotive industry is particularly suffering from delivery bottlenecks. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In 2021, the German economy is expected to grow by only 2.7 percent. According to Handelsblatt information,…
Armin Steinbach: The debt brake needs a European solution
The traffic light coalition One point of discussion in the traffic light negotiations is the debt brake. (Photo: Reuters) The fiscal policy debate is not lacking in imagination. It is…
The new corona weapon 2G – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
German autumn 2021 is like German autumn 2020: In the case of Corona, debates revolve around the incidence and not primarily about specific hospitalization data – that was agreed differently.…
About the debt brake, KfW and the traffic light coalition
Lars Feld advises against making public investments in climate protection or digitization through the Reconstruction Loan Corporation (KfW). A KfW transformation fund is a mistake. “Because – most of the…
The Invisible War: The Editor-in-Chief’s Weekly Review
Good morning dear readers, My colleagues from companies of all sizes have been hearing about cyber extortion for months. Sometimes there are small attacks, sometimes larger parts of the company…
This is how the financing of public investments in the future succeeds
ICE in Berlin Central Station Deutsche Bahn could finance additional investments by borrowing. (Photo: dpa) After successful exploratory talks, the traffic light parties begin negotiations on the coalition agreement. In…
An exception rule in the Basic Law would be the right way out
The author Sebastian Dullien is Scientific Director of the Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research at the Hans Böckler Foundation. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Over the past week…
Constitutional lawyers consider the reserve unconstitutional
Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock (both Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP), from left to right The exploratory paper presented on Friday contains various spending requests – as well…
Constitutional lawyers consider the reserve unconstitutional
Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock (both Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP), from left to right The exploratory paper presented on Friday contains various spending requests – as well…
IW boss Michael Hüther criticizes the “puzzling financial plans” of the traffic light explorers
Michael Hüther Hüther calls the agreement to raise the minimum wage to 12 euros under pressure from the SPD and the Greens “questionable in terms of regulatory policy”. (Photo: dpa)…