Tag: fiscal policy
Tax revenue up 7 percent
Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin For 2022, tax revenues were slightly above experts’ expectations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal and state tax revenues increased more significantly last year than experts…
Italy wants to change the EU recovery fund
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni With the restructuring of the reconstruction fund, she is keeping one of her key campaign promises. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Brussels, Rome It was an election campaign…
What will become of the euro?
The euro has lost a good 15 percent of its purchasing power since January 2021. By New Year’s Eve 2023, the loss is likely to increase to more than a…
Disillusionment for the talented Christian Lindner
Christian Lindner in the Federal Cabinet Sometimes it seems like Lindner still has to get used to his job. (Photo: Reuters) Christian Lindner wants to dare more FDP. The Federal…
EU Council President Michel presents four-point plan against IRA
EU Council President Charles Michel Michel believes that high EU investments are necessary in response to the American subsidy package. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The European response to the US…
SPD economic wing wants to defend industrial location with new EU debts
wind power industry “Both the private sector and households should also receive tax credits on everything that promotes the expansion of renewables,” the paper says. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Berlin As…
“Our approach was very different from the German one”
Nadia Calvino Spain does not only want to achieve climate change in its own country. (Photo: AP) Madrid Spain’s Economics Minister Nadia Calviño is calling for a level playing field…
The planned reform of the EU budget rules gives the Commission too much power
European flags fly in front of the EU Commission headquarters The Commission wants lower debt ratios in the member countries. (Photo: dpa) In November, the EU Commission presented its proposals…
France wants to revolutionize European industrial policy
Scholz visiting Macron The Chancellor and the French President currently have many points of contention. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Paris In response to US subsidies for green technologies, France is aiming…
Lindner threatens ministries with cuts because of billions gap
Christian Lindner in the Federal Cabinet The Federal Minister of Finance is asking his fellow ministers to save because of the budget gaps. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the budget planning…
France wants to revolutionize European industrial policy
Scholz visiting Macron The Chancellor and the French President currently have many points of contention. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Paris In response to US subsidies for green technologies, France is aiming…
US Treasury Secretary: Debt limit reached next week
Janet Yellen The US Treasury Secretary has asked MPs to raise the debt limit. (Photo: dpa) Washington US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned of an impending US government default.…
Germany incurs fewer new debts than planned
Christian Lindner The Finance Minister did not have to fully exhaust the 2022 debt framework. (Photo: IMAGO/photo booth) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) incurred significantly less new debt…
Finance Minister Lindner distances himself from plans for tax cuts
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner Lindner sharply rejected demands for tax increases for higher income groups. (Photo: IMAGO/Emmanuele Contini) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP)…
Debt is antisocial for our children and grandchildren
Christian Lindner Citizens can only trust that the finance minister will remain true to his policy of sound finances. That’s what it looks like, and that’s a good thing. (Photo:…
Economy calls for a reform from Finance Minister Lindner
Even if liberal economists and business representatives welcome this position, there is growing concern among some that compliance with the rule could be at the expense of necessary investments. “It…
When war divides the family
Good morning dear readers, it is the unofficial motto of dawdlers and daydreamers of all ages: “If I hurry up really hard now, I can still almost make it on…
Why almost nobody wants to donate money to the state
Reichstag in Berlin Anyone who wants can donate money to the state – but hardly anyone wants to. (Photo: IMAGO/serienlicht) Berlin Marlene Engelhorn is a descendant of the BASF company…
The federal government has less debt
Finance Minister Lindner Next year, the FDP politician wants to significantly reduce national debt and only take on 35 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government will incur less…
Viktor Orban gives up his veto – against minimal concessions from the EU
Brussels After weeks of blockade by Viktor Orban, the EU is able to act again. The 27 EU ambassadors agreed on Tuesday night to approve aid to Ukraine amounting to…