Tag: fiscal policy
Euro rescue package is looking for a new boss and a new purpose
Luxembourg A kicker is still missing in the light-flooded rooms of the ESM euro rescue package in Luxembourg’s financial district. But even so, the open spaces with the colorful armchairs…
Monetary Fund: Suspend debt brake, reform taxes
The Monetary Fund is expecting growth of two percent, and it could be slightly higher in the coming year – but only if the numerous risks do not materialize. “There…
“We are far from normal”
Paolo Gentiloni Among other things, the EU Economic Commissioner advocates a reform of the Stability Pact. (Photo: AP) Brussels The EU Commission announced on Monday that it would suspend EU…
license to borrow
EU Commission suspends debt rules again For the fourth time in a row, the EU Commission is once again suspending the debt rules for a year. (Photo: dpa) The European…
Tax cuts: more courage, Mr. Lindner!
Christian Lindner With his delaying tactics, Lindner exposes himself to the accusation of political arbitrariness. (Photo: dpa) The high inflation burdens the citizens doubly and threefold. Not enough that energy,…
The peak will soon be reached
Cashier in the supermarket The massive price increase could soon be over. (Photo: dpa) There are many theories about inflation that are more or less meaningful. Some economists see inflation…
Traffic light approves almost 5300 new jobs
Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck and Christian Lindner The traffic light has agreed on a household. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin In recent years, a coalition has rarely been able to finish…
G7 countries collect nine billion euros for Ukraine
royal winter The finance ministers of the leading industrialized countries (G7) put together another aid package for Ukraine at their meeting on the Petersberg near Bonn. There have been pledges…
G7 countries collect nine billion euros for Ukraine
royal winter The finance ministers of the leading industrialized countries (G7) put together another aid package for Ukraine at their meeting on the Petersberg near Bonn. There have been pledges…
Traffic light approves almost 5300 new jobs
Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck and Christian Lindner The traffic light has agreed on a household. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin In recent years, a coalition has rarely been able to finish…
Finance Minister Lindner is in a bind
It seemed strange when Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) presented the new tax estimate last week. After that, the tax revenue should not only be noticeably higher than estimated…
Federal budget for 2022 stands – 138.9 billion euros in new debt
Bundestag The Bundestag is due to vote on the new budget draft soon. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin As a result of the corona pandemic and the Ukraine war, the federal…
EU Commission suspends debt pact for another year
EU flags in Brussels The Commission therefore wants to link the postponement of the re-application of the Stability Pact to a debate about reforming the regulatory framework. (Photo: dpa) Brussels…
Christian Lindner outlines the financial policy strategy
Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has announced a realignment of financial and budgetary policy. “You have to find the exit from the crisis mode,” said the FDP politician.…
Christian Lindner outlines the financial policy strategy
Berlin Four days before the state elections in Christian Lindner’s home North Rhine-Westphalia, in which his FDP could be thrown out of the state government, the party leader reacts to…
Why the debt brake will continue to be suspended
Brussels The Ukraine war has once again increased the financial pressure on the EU states. (Photo: dpa) When Paolo Gentiloni presents the EU Commission’s new growth forecast on Monday, the…
The federal government expects additional revenue of 232 billion euros
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance will present the new tax estimate on Thursday. Despite additional income, he will warn against spending requests. (Photo: REUTERS) Berlin…
The European Central Bank deserves no pity
ECB The line that central banks are walking is getting narrower and narrower. (Photo: dpa) No matter how the European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve wind up:…
Federal government rejects proposal for new euro rescue fund
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The parliamentary state secretary to the finance minister rejects the new protective shield. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government rejects the proposal by the European…
We don’t need a new rescue package for the euro zone
euro coin Ironically, in times of war, Europe’s means of combating the economic crisis are largely exhausted. (Photo: dpa) It’s been ten years since the euro crisis reached its peak.…