Tag: Finance
Schulze urges work obligations for Grundsicherung recipients as Federal Labor Ministry calls for caution
(de-news.net) – Sven Schulze (CDU), the recently appointed minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt, has argued in favor of tightening the obligations attached to Germany’s Grundsicherung by requiring…
Divided reactions to SPD’s proposal for new health system levy
(de-news.net) – Reactions to the SPD Federal Executive Committee’s recent proposal for a new fee to fund the national health system have been notably divided,…
Linnemann advocates cutting non-insurance benefits while Reiche calls for accelerated tax reforms
(de-news.net) – The General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Carsten Linnemann, has articulated firm reservations about the SPD’s proposal to stabilize statutory health…
SPD proposes comprehensive overhaul of health, pension, and tax financing
(de-news.net) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has outlined a package of measures to restructure the financing of health care and long-term care following a two-day…
CDU/CSU rejects Left Party’s wealth tax proposal
(de-news.net) – Leaders of the Union parties have strongly opposed proposals for new taxes, particularly the Left Party’s suggestion to reinstate a wealth tax. The…
Chancellor Merz signals paradigm shift in pension policy
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has indicated an intention to fundamentally recalibrate Germany’s long-standing old-age security framework by announcing plans to launch a comprehensive…
CDU Economic Council pushes employee plan combining tax cuts and benefit reductions
(de-news.net) – The CDU Economic Council has advocated the adoption of a comprehensive ‘Plan for Employees,’ combining substantial tax relief with a firm cap on…
Minister of the Environment defends climate goals and social balance in heating reform
(de-news.net) – Carsten Schneider (SPD) has called on the governing coalition to move rapidly toward agreement on revised rules for the replacement of heating systems,…
Coalition leaders suggest higher tobacco tax for the purpose of health finances
(de-news.net) – A number of members of Germany’s governing coalition have reiterated calls for an increase in the tobacco tax, linking the proposal both to…
CDU moves to prevent EU plan for annual inspections of older vehicles
(de-news.net) – A proposal advanced at the European Union level to introduce mandatory annual technical inspections for older passenger vehicles has been formally opposed by…
