Category: Finance
Diverging fiscal perspectives within Germany’s governing coalition
(de-news.net) – In the context of ongoing deliberations concerning fiscal policy, Markus Söder, Minister-President of Bavaria and leader of the CSU, has expressed unequivocal opposition…
Chancellor Merz draws red lines, demands tougher welfare policy and migration shift from SPD
(de-news.net) – Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has articulated a resolute and uncompromising stance on social policy during a public address delivered at a party…
Finance Minister Klingbeil (SPD) demands wealth taxation amid CDU criticism
(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has responded with marked displeasure to criticism from the CDU/CSU concerning his recent remarks regarding potential tax…
Schnieder advocates for stable Deutschlandticket fees beyond 2025
(de-news.net) – Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU), in close coordination with the federal states, is working toward establishing a reliable and long-term funding model…
Klingbeil urges cabinet to tackle 30-billion-euro budget gap
(de-news.net) – In light of mounting fiscal pressures, Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has issued a formal appeal to his cabinet colleagues, urging them…
Marked improvement in national fiscal balance
(de-news.net) – According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany’s public sector financing deficit declined to 28.9 billion euros in the first half of 2025,…
Germany targets 16-billion-euro bureaucracy cut in major development
(de-news.net) – Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger (CDU) has announced plans to convene a ministerial meeting during the summer recess to establish a ‘relief cabinet’…
Frei (CDU) reaffirms coalition discipline in fiscal policy in response to taxation proposal
(de-news.net) – In the context of renewed deliberations on fiscal policy, prompted by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and his suggestion of potential tax…
A call for structural reform to reach fiscal sustainability of Germany’s statutory health insurance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s statutory health insurance system (GKV) is currently facing mounting financial pressures that threaten its long-term viability. In response to this escalating fiscal…
Social assistance expenditures escalated in Germany in 2024
(de-news.net) – According to data published by the Federal Statistical Office, Germany’s net expenditures on social assistance under the Social Code Book XII (SGB XII)…
