Tag: household state
China’s People’s Congress votes to increase military budget
People’s Congress in China The panel approved China’s new budget. (Photo: dpa) Beijing At the end of this year’s session, the Chinese People’s Congress voted in favor of a sharp…
Lauterbach will receive an additional 7.7 billion euros
Karl Lauterbach (SPD) The Federal Minister of Health will receive billions more to fight the pandemic. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) will receive an additional…
Karl Lauterbach reports a minus of 5.8 billion euros for health insurance companies
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health is faced with the challenge of keeping the contribution rate for the insured stable despite the cash deficit. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial…
“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)…
These tax increases threaten citizens through the cold progression
Customer in a Bavarian supermarket The high inflation reduces the purchasing power of many citizens. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It wasn’t good news for Christian Lindner at the beginning of the…
The federal government wants to make 200 billion euros available
Christian Lindner (left) and Robert Habeck 200 billion euros are to flow into climate protection. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Robert Habeck (Greens) is satisfied with himself and the traffic light coalition.…
Billions for transport routes are left behind
Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing The liberal is being criticized for his budget draft. (Photo: imago images/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing had problems with the Federal…
Statutory health insurance companies expect financial problems for 2023
Treatment of a Covid patient in an intensive care unit In view of the additional expenditure caused by the pandemic, the federal government has increased its allocations to the health…
Statutory health insurance companies expect financial problems for 2023
Treatment of a Covid patient in an intensive care unit In view of the additional expenditure caused by the pandemic, the federal government has increased its allocations to the health…
US Senate votes on interim budget just before deadline
US Senate Without an agreement, a shutdown would have threatened. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US Senate has approved an interim budget so that the government does not run out of…
The opposition and business are demanding an immediate resumption
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to solve the blockade that has been going on for months at the “Central Innovation Program for SMEs” (ZIM). His department…
Low interest rates: citizens suffer – federal government saves 228 billion euros
Christian Lindner during the budget debate in January Low interest rates make budgeting easier for the federal government. (Photo: ddp/Jens Krick) Berlin It was a huge number. The federal government…
The finance minister must send a signal of stability
German Finance Minister Lindner holds a news conference in Berlin The fact that the Federal Minister of Finance is in a difficult situation is something he himself is partly responsible…
The traffic light wish list goes beyond the scope
Berlin Shortly before Christmas, the federal ministers received mail from Christian Lindner (FDP). The country is facing major challenges, which the traffic light coalition wants to combine with a “solid…
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…
Why budget discipline is the victor
Madrid Portugal is one of the poorest countries in Europe, but is far ahead of the big southern European countries in one crucial point: financial discipline. Socialist Prime Minister António…
Christian Lindner urges ministries to be frugal
However, Lindner cannot grant his colleagues in the cabinet any wishes that are too expensive. He therefore starts the budget negotiations with a reminder to be frugal. Budget Secretary Werner…
The federal government made much less debt in 2021 than planned
Christian Lindner “So we’re doing what’s necessary, but not exhausting what’s possible.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the Corona year 2021, the federal government incurred significantly less debt than planned. The…