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Lindner is planning additional debts of almost 40 billion euros
Berlin Whether Christian Lindner (FDP) can personally present his figures to the Federal Cabinet is still open. The Federal Minister of Finance was still in quarantine in Washington on Monday…
The traffic light crosses numerous fiscal red lines
Christian Lindner Driven by the crises and his coalition partners? (Photo: dpa) The Ukraine war brought a financial revolution to Germany. It went down in the turmoil of war, but…
Tax receipts from Germany continue to rise sharply after the start of the war
Steer Despite the Ukraine conflict, tax revenues have risen sharply. (Photo: imago images/Jens Schicke) Federal and state tax revenues rose sharply in the first month after Russia invaded Ukraine. In…
Linder rejects tax increases
Christian Lindner Tax increases would hit the working middle of society hard, says the finance minister. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has clearly rejected calls for…
Linder rejects tax increases
Christian Lindner Tax increases would hit the working middle of society hard, says the finance minister. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has clearly rejected calls for…
No clear traffic light commitment to the two percent target
Berlin A turning point is a big word – nothing should be the same after this turning point as it was before. What is new may not be valid for…
How the war slows down Italy’s growth
Rome Mario Draghi has only just begun to outline Italy’s long-term financial planning when a sentence falls that the prime minister coined in a similar way as head of the…
Russia pays off dollar bonds in rubles for the first time
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin In total, Russia has 15 outstanding international bonds with a face value of around $40 billion. (Photo: AP) Moscow Russia is getting closer to bankruptcy: for…
A maximum of 30 billion euros for a special budget
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance takes on debt for the supplementary budget. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned supplementary budget to the federal budget for 2022 will amount to…
Karl Lauterbach wants to support nursing care funds with additional billions
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health promises a billion-dollar subsidy for long-term care insurance. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A three-page working paper from his house reveals which major construction sites…
Starting capital for stock pension not yet planned
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil in the Bundestag It is important “that we keep the pension stable – for all generations,” says the SPD minister. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Labor Minister Hubertus…
How Britain’s Treasury Secretary Responds to Inflation
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson The British are confronted with sharply rising living costs, the pressure on politicians is growing. (Photo: via REUTERS) Berlin…
Scholz does not want to rush the import ban on Russian oil
Berlin Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sees no short-term possibility of doing without energy supplies from Russia. In the general debate in the German Bundestag, the Social Democrat affirmed that…
Christian Lindner wants a moratorium on the burden on the economy
Berlin Christian Lindner presented a budget in the Bundestag on Tuesday that he knows will soon be outdated. “These are times of uncertainty,” said the Federal Minister of Finance and…
Lindner wants a moratorium on the burden on the economy
Berlin Christian Lindner presented a budget in the Bundestag on Tuesday that he knows will soon be outdated. “These are times of uncertainty,” said the Federal Minister of Finance and…
Lindner wants a moratorium on the burden on the economy
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner “Our solidarity with our European neighbors is built to last.” (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner has given the citizens a firm promise of…
Traffic light coalition wants to continue free citizen tests until the end of May
Corona rapid test “The federal government is acting contradictory,” says the opposition. (Photo: imago images/lausitznews.de) Berlin The free citizen tests, which expire in March, will initially continue until the end…
Christian Lindner plans with higher debts
Berlin The federal government is planning higher debts because of the Ukraine war. The draft budget for the current year still provides for debts of around 100 billion euros, according…
Christian Lindner plans with higher debts
Berlin The federal government is planning higher debts because of the Ukraine war. The draft budget for the current year still provides for debts of around 100 billion euros, according…
Bundeswehr billions are just the beginning
Bundeswehr soldiers 100 billion euros are to flow into a special fund. (Photo: dpa) German politics has made an abrupt about-face at an impressive speed: The Bundeswehr is to receive…