Tag: Finance
Care reform: Germany debates costs, benefits, and structural change
(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned long-term care reform is facing criticism over the limited relief it would provide to people in residential care, the financial pressure…
Fuel taxes cut by almost 17 cents while debate over energy relief continues
(de-news.net) – Germany has implemented a three-month fuel tax decrease that reduced the price of gasoline and diesel by almost 17 cents per liter. In…
German Chancellery halts Klingbeil’s sugar tax draft
(de-news.net) – The Chancellery has temporarily halted Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposed sugar tax, citing concerns that the draft diverges from the coalition’s agreed…
Counterbalancing energy policy: fuel relief and gas storage amidst inflation trend
(de-news.net) – Germany has introduced a temporary fuel-tax reduction of about 17 cents per liter as energy costs rise, while political debate continues over direct…
Council sets higher Deutschlandticket fare based on novel index
(de-news.net) – The monthly cost of the Germany’s Deutschlandticket will rise from 63 euros to 66.80 euros on 1 January 2027, under a new cost-based…
Cabinet approves long-term care reform as bigger overhaul awaits
(de-news.net) – The German Federal Cabinet has approved an initial long-term care insurance reform focused on financial stabilization, including higher contributions for childless members while…
Care reform hits coalition fault line over costs and structural change
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Government is still to overcome divides over the planned long-term care reform, particularly over financing, cost caps and the role of…
Germany weighs care reform as insurers warn of growing financial shortfall
(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned long-term care reform is facing mounting financial pressure and significant disagreement within the governing coalition. Federal Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU)…
