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IAB director against an increase of the minimum wage
The director of the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research (IAB), Bernd Fitzenberger, has labeled an increase in the minimum wage during the Corona…
Coalition committee approves 130 billion Euro stimulus package
The federal government’s stimulus package will include a total of 130 billion Euros for 2020 and 2021, it was decided on Monday evening by the…
The EU should help developing countries during the Corona crisis
Development Minister Müller is committed to ensuring that the EU takes greater account of the global consequences of the Corona pandemic. So far, the EU…
Over half of learners aged 16 and over use digital media
More and more schoolchildren and students from the age of 16 use digital learning materials. In the first quarter of the previous year, 54 percent…
Federal Research Minister would like to promote hydrogen
Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) wants to promote hydrogen technology. One has to prove across industries, “how production, transportation and the distribution and use…
Wind power is the main source of electricity
For the first time, the most important energy source is wind power, in the first quarter of the year. The share of wind power in…
Federal Government wants to provide funds for non-profits
According to plans by the federal government, non-profit organizations are to receive separate support as part of the economic stimulus package. This emerges from a…
CSU wants double tax allowance for single parents
The CSU is committed to doubling the tax exemption for single parents. This should be raised to 4,000 Euros, said Alexander Dobrindt, head of the…
Ministry of Family Affairs for compatibility of work and childcare
The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs would like to use a Corona platform that can be called up on the Internet to show companies some…
Karliczek wants to promote research and education
by Thorsten Koch The German Minister of Education Anja Karliczek (CDU) would like to propose an investment program with a volume of 10 billion Euros…
Trade Union for 150 billion package and car purchase premiums
by Thorsten Koch The IG Metall, a German trade union, has advocated an economic stimulus package of more than 150 billion Euros in order to…
Trade taxes: CDU and CSU want to support municipalities
The Union parties in the Bundestag, CDU and CSU, have presented a concept to relieve municipalities. In contrast to Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD), the…
