Tag: Tom Krebs
When it comes to investments, Germany brings up the rear – and will probably remain so for years to come
Excavation work near Magdeburg Intel’s new chip factory is to be built on the site, in which the US group wants to invest 33 billion euros. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders…
When it comes to investments, Germany brings up the rear – and will probably remain so for years to come
Excavation work near Magdeburg Intel’s new chip factory is to be built on the site, in which the US group is investing 33 billion euros. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson)…
The recommended gas price brake wastes public funds
BASF factory The Ludwigshafen company would benefit greatly from the gas price brake. (Photo: AP) The expert commission for gas and heat presented its final report last week with a…
A severe economic crisis is imminent – four reasons that speak in favor of it
gas According to Krebs, without the 2022 energy crisis, there would have been a strong economic recovery. (Photo: dpa) The latest forecasts by the economic institutes have confirmed what many…
Wie der hitzige Streit um das Energie-Embargo die Grenzen der Ökonomie aufzeigt
Noch bis tief in die Nacht diskutierten die Ökonomen über ihre Studie. Die Zahlen standen. Nun ging es um die Frage, wie sie kommuniziert werden sollten. Vorsichtig, mit dem Hinweis…
Stopping gas imports from Russia cannot be done in the short term
Nord Stream 1 pipeline The costs of an immediate halt to supply are high, but the benefits of policy action to improve natural gas availability are also great. (Photo: dpa)…
Up to half a trillion euros in economic damage
steel production The industry would be hit hard by a gas embargo – and, according to a study, would cause enormous consequential damage throughout the economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin An…
Up to half a trillion euros in economic damage
Berlin An abrupt halt to Russian energy supplies could plunge the German economy into a historic crisis. At least that is the conclusion reached by the economist Tom Krebs from…
How would an embargo affect Russian energy?
Berlin The pressure on the federal government is growing. Western sanctions continue to do nothing to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin from bombing Ukraine. But Berlin continues to resist an…
Christian Lindner’s 60 billion reserve is constitutional
Christian Lindner According to the Federal Minister of Finance, future investments in climate protection and digitization will be made available through a billions in supplementary budget. (Photo: Reuters) Federal Finance…
Coalition agreement: Financing of the traffic light projects is shaky
Olaf Scholz (r.), Christian Lindner The chancellor-designate and his finance minister are faced with unclear questions about the financing of their projects. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin The traffic light negotiators listed…
How a tax reform would still be possible
Olaf Scholz (SPD), Christian Dürr and Christian Lindner (from right, both FPD) in the Bundestag A reform of income tax through the traffic light seems off the table, but a…
How a tax reform would still be possible
Olaf Scholz (SPD), Christian Dürr and Christian Lindner (from right, both FPD) in the Bundestag A reform of income tax through the traffic light seems off the table, but a…
Germany invests in climate protection and digitization
An analysis by the Agora Energiewende think tank with the New Economy Forum puts the necessary investments in climate protection alone at 460 billion euros by 2030, of which the…
This is how the financing of public investments in the future succeeds
ICE in Berlin Central Station Deutsche Bahn could finance additional investments by borrowing. (Photo: dpa) After successful exploratory talks, the traffic light parties begin negotiations on the coalition agreement. In…