Tag: household state
London wants to combat the chronic weakness in growth with tax incentives
London The British government wants to overcome Britain’s chronic weakness in growth with higher state subsidies for childcare, tax incentives for older workers and investment aid for companies. “Over the…
Habeck needs an additional 1.6 billion euros for LNG terminals
LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel Because a planned LNG ship off Hamburg is not going to be placed there after all, the funds planned for it can now partially cover the…
How the states exempt the federal government
Federal Audit Office Sharp criticism of the financial management of the federal and state governments comes from the authority in Bonn. (Photo: IMAGO/Dominik Bund) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors…
US President Biden wants higher taxes for the rich and companies
Joe Biden arriving in Philadelphia on Thursday The President outlines his budget plans. However, Congress decides on the budget. (Photo: Reuters) Philadelphia US President Joe Biden wants to tax companies…
Federal Minister of Finance Lindner postpones presentation of the key figures in the budget
Christian Lindner The finance minister is resisting billions from his colleagues in the cabinet. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner is postponing the submission of his key figures for…
Biden’s budget plan apparently envisages a deficit cut of almost three trillion dollars
Joe Biden The US President wants to present further details of his budget plans this week. (Photo: AP) Washington According to government circles, US President Joe Biden’s budget plans will…
Ampel continues to argue about the ban on combustion engines
Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to demonstrate harmony. It was a “very good cabinet retreat,” says the chancellor after two days of consultation with the ministers at Meseberg Castle. They…
Ampel continues to argue about the ban on combustion engines
Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to demonstrate harmony. It was a “very good cabinet retreat,” says the chancellor after two days of consultation with the ministers at Meseberg Castle. They…
How the traffic light could save around 79 billion euros
Christian Lindner The Finance Minister wants to review subsidy payments. (Photo: IMAGO/Schreyer) Berlin For Christian Lindner (FDP) it is a seemingly harmless answer. During the recent government survey in the…
Public debt: Federal Audit Office warns of “loss of control”
Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors admonishes the federal government because of the sharp increase in debt. “In order to prevent an impending loss of control over federal finances, the…
Bundesbank is in the black – again no rain of money for the federal government
Joachim Nagel According to Nagel, the Bundesbank has to cope with balance sheet burdens because a tight monetary policy is currently necessary. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The turnaround in interest rates…
Scholz intervenes in budget dispute
Robert Habeck (left), Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner The three traffic light parties are currently arguing about the items in the 2024 federal budget. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
The federal budget is also experiencing a turning point
Expensive investments Soldiers of Panzergrenadierbataillon 371 show their equipment, which is in front of a Marder infantry fighting vehicle. The traffic light must now set clear priorities for budget spending.…
Habeck and Lindner argue about the federal budget
Christian Lindner and Robert Habeck The background to the dispute is the current list of benchmark figures for next year’s budget. (Photo: IMAGO/photo booth) Berlin Budget planning caused a heated…
States and municipalities are demanding more money
Refugee accommodation in Berlin Cities and municipalities warn of overloading. (Photo: imago/Christian Mang) Berlin A few days before the refugee summit, a dispute broke out at Federal Interior Minister Nancy…
EU forgets half the Inflation Reduction Act
Inspection of a windmill Europeans want to invest more in green energy – especially on credit. (Photo: dpa) The EU is literally looking under every stone to see if there…
Public finances: poor federal government, rich countries
There is an often overlooked gap in the debate about public finances: the German state ended the past year with a deficit of a good 100 billion euros. The deficit…
Why the turnaround in supply policy is wrong
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance wants a trend reversal in supply policy. (Photo: Reuters) On the basis of an internal paper from his ministry, Federal Finance Minister Christian…
Dispute over new debt fund – that’s how much money the EU still has in reserve
Brussels There is hardly an issue that divides Europe as much as the question of whether the European Union should take on new joint debt for the green restructuring of…
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…