Tag: Economy
Debate over working hours intensifies as CDU calls for higher labor input amongst rising absenteeism
(de-news.net) – Boris Rhein (CDU), the Minister-President of Hesse, has argued that Germany will need to adapt to longer working hours if it intends to…
Union resistance persists as SPD pushes overhaul of inheritance tax
(de-news.net) – Senior figures within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have continued to resist the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposals for reforming the inheritance tax,…
Major electric-vehicle incentives prepared amid dispute on combustion-car taxation
(de-news.net) – The Federal Government’s forthcoming subsidy program for private electric vehicle purchases is expected, according to German media reports, to provide financial support ranging…
Germany secures EU backing for 12-GW tender with regard to new power-plant strategy
(de-news.net) – Presenting the initiative as a decisive measure for safeguarding Germany’s long-term security of supply, the Federal Government has announced that it had reached…
Stricter basic-security framework: Bas (SPD) and CDU leadership justify reform
(de-news.net) – In response to criticism voiced during the bill’s formal introduction in the Bundestag on Thursday, Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has offered…
BDA seeks stronger work incentives and broader scope for unemployment insurance reform
(de-news.net) – The Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) has argued that the Federal, State, and Municipal Commission should broaden its operational mandate and formulate…
Wealth inequality does call for reform of inheritance‑tax system – but with constitutional hurdles
(de-news.net) – Monika Schnitzer, the chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, has argued that a comprehensive and carefully structured revision of the inheritance‑tax…
SPD unveils inheritance‑tax reform plan as CDU/CSU rejects overhaul
(de-news.net) – The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has formally introduced a comprehensive proposal to revise Germany’s inheritance tax system, asserting that the existing network of…
Merz sees momentum toward EU–India trade pact after talks with Modi
(de-news.net) – Following consultations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has signaled that the long-negotiated free trade agreement between…
Debate over income and corporate tax cuts highlights divisions over Germany’s economy
(de-news.net) – Leading figures from the SPD and the CDU/CSU have articulated sharply contrasting priorities in the ongoing tax policy debate within Germany’s governing coalition….
