Tag: tank discount
The FDP is struggling with Habeck for a paradigm shift in competition policy
Berlin The trigger is called Christian Lindner (FDP). In early summer 2022, with the start of the tank discount, the finance minister asked for the competition guardians of the Federal…
Inflation in NRW rises above ten percent – highest rate since the early 1950s
Tank discount and 9 euro ticket Due to the discontinuation of the two relief measures, consumer prices in NRW rose significantly in September. (Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber) Berlin Inflation in…
The queen is dead, long live the king
she embodied the “great” in “Great Britain”: With Queen Elizabeth II, the woman who not only understood and embodied the principle of the modern monarch, but also defined it in…
Cold anger about the price of gas
what was once the price of bread is now the price of gas and that is why Germany is in a state of cold rage. Shortly after midnight from Wednesday…
Never again war – the forgotten saying of Mikhail Gorbachev
the man who abolished the KGB agent Vladimir Putin, but enabled him again as agent leader ten years later, is dead: Mikhail Gorbachev. In the 1980s in the Soviet Union,…
The end of the tank discount means that fuel is running low
Dusseldorf A brightly lit Esso gas station in Frankfurt, in front of it a red and white barrier tape: the closed petrol pumps due to a lack of fuel upset…
More and more Germans are running out of money to save
Shopping street in Dusseldorf German consumers are suffering from the price increases. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Frankfurt Whether for everyday goods such as food, energy or other consumer goods: the drastic…
Putin friend wants to use German gas surcharge
Germany has become the full supplier of an energy supplier, who bet in vain on the continuation of the Gazprom monopoly. We are talking about the bursting Düsseldorf colossus Uniper,…
“It’s just getting really hard now”
Berlin Lars Feld had already started in turbulent times in Berlin. The chief adviser to Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is not hoping for an early relaxation: “It’s only…
“It’s just getting really hard now”
Berlin Lars Feld had already started in turbulent times in Berlin. The chief adviser to Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is not hoping for an early relaxation: “It’s only…
Tank discount: Gas station association sees no excess profit
Dusseldorf The high prices at German filling stations for petrol and diesel have been causing heated debates for weeks. Although the three billion euro tank discount caused price reductions at…
Driving bans and speed limit: traffic light argues about energy-saving measures
Berlin A new debate has flared up in Germany about what measures should be taken to respond to rising energy prices. A move by SPD leader Saskia Esken is particularly…
A turning point in competition policy causes a stir
Robert Habeck “We are making antitrust law with claws and teeth,” said the Federal Minister of Economics on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf In the German headquarters of the big…
The state must not be defenseless
Robert Habeck Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to be able to break up the oil companies if necessary. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Despite the tank discount, fuel prices are not falling.…
Glad that the cartel office is investigating the prices
Expensive fuel despite the tank discount: The prices for petrol and diesel at the pumps have recently risen sharply. The temporary lowering of the energy tax since June 1 is…
Who really benefits from the tank discount
Berlin, Dusseldorf In the debate about the tank discount, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has spoken out with a new proposal in view of the ever-rising fuel prices.…
Glad that the cartel office is investigating the prices
Expensive fuel despite the tank discount: The prices for petrol and diesel at the pumps have recently risen sharply. The temporary lowering of the energy tax since June 1 is…
Trouble about the tank discount – Habeck should summon the bosses of the oil companies
Minister of Economics Habeck Politicians from different parties increase the pressure on Habeck. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The tank discount to relieve the citizens threatens to have no effect due to…
The plan for the Bundeswehr
when 100 billion euros are to be distributed, the list of desires is suddenly much larger than the growing stock of funds. In the case of the Bundeswehr, which is…
SPD and CDU warn of gas barriers
gas supplier Even before the start of the Ukraine war, private households in Germany had to pay more for gas and electricity. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Politicians from the SPD and…