Tag: Federal government
Scholz relativizes Klingbeil’s approach to spouse splitting
Chancellor Olaf Scholz In an interview, SPD chairman Klingbeil proposed the general abolition of spouse splitting for new marriages instead of the savings in parental allowance planned by Family Minister…
Siemens invests one billion euros in Germany
Expansion of the Siemens factory in Erlangen At the location, 500 million euros are to be invested in the digitization and expansion of capacities as well as a new development…
Lindner is planning small relief for companies
Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) wants to strengthen Germany as a business location with a reform of corporate taxes. After a long period of preparation, the draft of his…
Lindner wants to relieve the economy by six billion annually
Christian Lindner Lindner’s draft must first be coordinated with the other ministries. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner has put together a tax package that is intended to relieve…
Federal government sees Germany as a high-tax country – but wants to change little
Even if the bill is repeatedly criticized, the federal government does not deny that Germany is a high-tax country. “In Germany, the tax and duty burden on earned income is…
Government approves further deliveries to Saudi Arabia
missile defense system An Iris-T missile defense system is located on the Diehl Defense company premises in Überlingen. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite extensive export restrictions, the federal government approved the…
“CDU and CSU would be ill-advised to conduct a heating election campaign”
Berlin According to the Mainz political scientist Kai Arzheimer, Chancellor Olaf Scholz is partly responsible for the renewed escalation in the debate about the heating law. “One gets the impression…
Cabinet approves draft federal budget
Berlin The federal government is again questioning the cuts in parental allowance it has just planned. If Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens) has concerns about the measure, “an alternative will…
Monopolies Commission calls for the group to be broken up
ICE The Monopolies Commission had previously recommended dividing the railways into an infrastructure and a transport division. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The Monopolies Commission, a body that advises the federal…
Draft budget for 2024 is in place – Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros
Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO/image enclosure) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) summarizes a months-long…
Draft budget for 2024 is in place – Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros
Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO/image enclosure) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) summarizes a months-long…
Draft budget for 2024 is in place – Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros
Christian Lindner (FDP), Robert Habeck (Greens), Marco Buschmann (FDP) The cabinet has agreed in the budget negotiations for the year 2024. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin After months of dispute, the federal…
How the ministries use algorithms – and what risks they see
federal minister The ministries have initiated dozens of projects in the field of AI. (Photo: dpa, imago) Berlin When the traffic light government argued about the heat pump, Great Britain’s…
How the ministries use algorithms – and what risks they see
federal minister The ministries have initiated dozens of projects in the field of AI. (Photo: dpa, imago) Berlin When the traffic light government argued about the heat pump, Great Britain’s…
The higher subsidies are bound to these clauses
chip factory A computer graphic shows the chip factory planned for the US company Intel in Magdeburg. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Are almost ten billion euros of state aid too much…
Official killer or bureaucracy turbo? How AI should save the state
Digital filing cabinets Artificial intelligence could make the German administration more efficient. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin When Florian Stegmann steps up to the lectern, a small detail on his t-shirt…
Official killer or bureaucracy turbo? How AI should save the state
Digital filing cabinets Artificial intelligence could make the German administration more efficient. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin When Florian Stegmann steps up to the lectern, a small detail on his t-shirt…
Official killer or bureaucracy turbo? How AI should save the state
Berlin When Florian Stegmann steps up to the lectern, a small detail on his t-shirt shows the enormous expectations attached to the project he will be presenting. It’s mid-June and…
Interior Ministry has evidence of security problems
Huawei For years, the Berlin ministries have been discussing the participation of Chinese technology companies in 5G mobile networks. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Berlin There is movement in the debate about…
“We are not discussing tax increases”
Friedrich Merz The CDU chairman would like better framework conditions for Germany as a business location. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The traffic light coalition has found a compromise on the…