Tag: Federal budget
Encourage, demand, cut funds – BA boss criticizes Heil for cuts in job centers
Berlin To this day, Monika Miszkiel can hardly believe that she has found work again. “I got my second chance, it’s like winning the lottery for me,” the 58-year-old tells…
Stock pension could violate the Basic Law
Protection of old-age provision? The share pension is intended to help stabilize state benefits. But there are some legal hurdles. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Berlin Shortly before the expected presentation of…
Harsh criticism of Heil’s plan to shift jurisdiction
Entrance area of a job center In the future, the employment agencies will be responsible for the professional integration of young recipients of citizen’s income. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Minister of…
Stable taxes, higher contributions for pensions and care: criticism of Lindner’s “marshalling yard”
Berlin The federal government’s plan to consolidate the federal budget in part at the expense of the contributors is causing considerable resentment in the economy and in social insurance. Employer…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Andreas Scheuer (CSU) The transport minister at the time was apparently certain that his toll plans would withstand an examination by the ECJ. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Car toll The toll should primarily ask foreign drivers to pay. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that failed in 2019, also known as the “foreigners’ toll”, is costing taxpayers…
Countries and teachers criticize the postponement of the “Digital Pact 2.0” for schools
Children with laptops in the classroom The first digital pact was intended to advance the digitization of schools with a total of 6.5 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO / Shotshop) Berlin…
Tensions in the traffic light coalition in the budget dispute are increasing
Christian Lindner and Olaf Scholz The Federal Minister of Finance has been pursuing an austerity plan for a long time, and now Chancellor Scholz is to support a controversial plan…
Bundeswehr creates 50 more Puma tanks – despite concerns of the Federal Court of Auditors
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Federal Court of Auditors criticizes that the technical maturity of the weapon system is not yet certain. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The Budget…
The Federal Audit Office reports concerns about the procurement of additional Puma armored personnel carriers
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Federal Court of Auditors criticizes that the technical maturity of the weapon system is not yet certain. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The planned…
Call for relief for the municipalities
Request from employees to Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser The federal and local governments will face additional personnel costs in the tens of billions as a result of…
Boris Pistorius is threatened with additional spending in the billions
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) visiting the troops in Mali Foreseeable pay increases for soldiers will reduce the scope for investment in the defense budget. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
The federal government is planning a construction boom for its own buildings – despite escalating costs
Model for the extension on the edge of the Chancellery The federal government is planning new buildings and renovations for several billion euros. (Photo: Federal Office for Building and Regional…
The federal government is planning a construction boom for its own buildings – despite escalating costs
Government district in Berlin The federal government is planning new buildings and renovations for several billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO/Jürgen Ritter) Berlin The new headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND)…
Olaf Scholz on a possible financial crisis: “The deposits are safe”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Chancellery Scholz does not expect a new financial crisis. (Photo: Jonas Holthaus for Handelsblatt) Berlin The bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank and the turbulence…
Interview with Olaf Scholz: “The insoles are safe”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Chancellery Scholz does not expect a new financial crisis. (Photo: Jonas Holthaus for Handelsblatt) Berlin The bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank and the turbulence…
How the states exempt the federal government
Federal Audit Office Sharp criticism of the financial management of the federal and state governments comes from the authority in Bonn. (Photo: IMAGO/Dominik Bund) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors…
“It’s not tax increases we’re talking about here”
>>iOS Is the Minister of Finance too lax about our tax money?The government has undertaken ambitious climate and environmental protection. How can you still have tax privileges on diesel, kerosene…
Public debt: Federal Audit Office warns of “loss of control”
Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors admonishes the federal government because of the sharp increase in debt. “In order to prevent an impending loss of control over federal finances, the…
The federal budget is also experiencing a turning point
Expensive investments Soldiers of Panzergrenadierbataillon 371 show their equipment, which is in front of a Marder infantry fighting vehicle. The traffic light must now set clear priorities for budget spending.…