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More money for the countries? New debate ensues
Christian Lindner and Olaf Scholz According to information from the Handelsblatt, the finance minister strictly rejects a renewed suspension of the debt brake. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Confusion about the debt…
More money for the countries? New debate ensues
Christian Lindner and Olaf Scholz According to information from the Handelsblatt, the finance minister strictly rejects a renewed suspension of the debt brake. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Confusion about the debt…
The federal and state governments agree on a 49-euro ticket
Volker Wissing The transport ministers of the federal states and the federal government have reached an agreement. (Photo: dpa) Bremerhaven The federal and state governments have agreed on a successor…
Federal states have a surplus of almost 24 billion euros
Prime Ministers Conference The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, and NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst explain the demands of the federal states to the federal government. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments)…
Federal states have a surplus of almost 24 billion euros
Prime Ministers Conference The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, and NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst explain the demands of the federal states to the federal government. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments)…
Countries consult without the chancellor
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor will not meet with the Prime Ministers on Wednesday as planned. (Photo: AP) Berlin In the energy crisis, the federal and state governments are on a…
Countries consult without the chancellor
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor will not meet with the Prime Ministers on Wednesday as planned. (Photo: AP) Berlin In the energy crisis, the federal and state governments are on a…
The federal states are extorting more and more money from the federal government
federal cabinet The federal government is taking over more and more of the state spending. As a result, its new borrowing is expected to rise to 139 billion euros this…
Debt brake fetish
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Finance Minister Christian Lindner Opinions can differ about the leeway a debt rule allows. (Photo: Reuters) If there’s anything like a scapegoat in this country’s…
Debt brake fetish
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Finance Minister Christian Lindner Opinions can differ about the leeway a debt rule allows. (Photo: Reuters) If there’s anything like a scapegoat in this country’s…
Federal Court of Auditors dismisses traffic light budgetary policy
Christian Lindner At around 78 billion euros, the real net borrowing is four times higher than that shown in the federal budget. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin In a new report,…
Federal Court of Auditors dismisses traffic light budgetary policy
Christian Lindner At around 78 billion euros, the real net borrowing is four times higher than that shown in the federal budget. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin In a new report,…
SPD boss questions compliance with the 2023 debt brake
Saskia Esken, SPD leader The SPD leader supports the EU in complying with the debt brake again at the expense of investments. (Photo: dpa) Berlin SPD Chairwoman Saskia Esken has…
Finance Minister Lindner wants to relieve real estate buyers
Berlin Hamburg is the wealthiest federal state in Germany. However, the cost of living in the Hanseatic city is also high. Owning an apartment, for example, has become almost unaffordable…
How Lindner wants to relieve real estate buyers
Berlin Hamburg is the wealthiest federal state in Germany. However, the cost of living in the Hanseatic city is also high. Owning an apartment, for example, has become almost unaffordable…
“Special Fund Bundeswehr” turns the debt brake into a farce
armed forces A “Special Fund for the Federal Armed Forces” outside the federal budget is intended to enable additional expenditure of 100 billion euros for rapid rearmament. (Photo: imago/Eckehard Schulz)…
Biontech billions become negative business for Rhineland-Palatinate
Biontech headquarters in Mainz The success of the vaccine manufacturer ensures increasing tax revenue in Rhineland-Palatinate. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Doris Ahnen (SPD) was very happy. At the beginning of February,…
Local transport: Federal Court of Auditors calls for public transport law
Subway In the past there has always been criticism that the federal states are misusing the funds for local transport. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors is calling…
Budget surplus causes a lot of trouble among federal politicians
Federal Ministry of Finance In the ministry, the numbers of the countries cause astonishment. (Photo: imago images/POP-EYE) Berlin Werner Gatzer (SPD) isn’t easily disturbed. Since 2005, the 63-year-old has overseen…
Biontech makes Rhineland-Palatinate a donor state
State financial equalization The city states of Berlin and Bremen continue to benefit greatly from the compensation pot. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The economic gap in the country is growing –…