Tag: cuts
Volkswagen faces historic overhaul, cuts jobs, models, and capacity to restore competitiveness
(de-news.net) – Volkswagen has authorized a significant reorganization that will result in the loss of roughly 50,000 jobs, a reduction in production capacity, and a…
Government launches electric vehicle support program and cuts aviation taxes
(de-news.net) – The German Federal Government is introducing two new mobility-related incentives: retrospective financial support for the purchase of electric automobiles as well as a…
Proposal for care insurance reform combines spending cuts and higher contributions
(de-news.net) – Through a combination of spending reductions and extra revenue measures, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken’s proposed long-term care reform aims to alleviate mounting…
Warken (CDU) signals flexibility on healthcare cuts while insisting on fiscal target
(de-news.net) – Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has expressed conditional openness to modifying parts of her healthcare savings package while maintaining its overall fiscal…
19.6-billion-euro relief: increased health insurance contributions for high earners, some benefit cuts
(de-news.net) – In order to stabilize the finances of statutory health insurance, Germany’s health ministry has put out a reform proposal that would increase patient…
Deutschlandticket drives emissions cuts and social mobility gains, report shows
(de-news.net) – A federal evaluation of the Deutschlandticket finds that while user growth has recently stagnated at around 14.5 million users, the scheme continues to…
Health reform: minister rejects deep cuts to family co-insurance
(de-news.net) – A large package proposed by the health funding commission aims to stabilize payments amid political and sectoral difficulties, but Minister of Health Nina…
Conservatives urge strict spending cuts as Social Democrats favor wealth and inheritance taxes
(de-news.net) – Debates over fiscal policy in Germany are becoming more heated as conservative lawmakers demand expenditure-driven consolidation to close impending budget deficits, while Social…