Tag: Finance
Dobrindt: more tax incentives for work from home
The chairman of the CSU regional group in the Bundestag, Dobrindt, would like to make working from the so-called ‘home office’ more attractive with more…
Building materials for new homes more expensive
New residential buildings have become more expensive in May of this year. The rate of inflation was last that high in 2007. Conventionally built residential…
Chancellor Merkel makes a pledge for additional aid to the Republic of Niger
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has promised further financial aid to the Republic of Niger during a reception given for the President of Niger, Bazoum,…
Scholz expects additional budgetary means through minimum tax
Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) expects that the global minimum tax will enable Germany to generate billions of Euros in additional budgetary means. He…
Tobacco tax hike will not be used to prevent addiction
The increase in tobacco tax from 2022, totaling around 500 million Euros, will not be used to prevent addiction. Instead, Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz…
Hardly any fraud with respect to Corona economic aid
The economic aid that the Federal Government has made available during the Covid-19 pandemic has hardly resulted in attempted fraud. Only about 1 percent of…
New fines for car traffic violations from autumn
This fall, new fines for speeders in car traffic will come into force. The Federal Council still has to approve the respective draft of the…
Damage of Property Relating to my Latest Book Project
Two days ago, my desktop files were deleted in what, according to all likelihood, was government or government-sponsored hacking of my work computer. Four months…
Deutsche Bank reports best quarterly result since 2015
Deutsche Bank is on the up. Since the beginning of 2021, it has achieved the best quarterly result in seven years, posting a profit of…
Greens spokeswoman warns of a longer moratory of bankruptcy applications
Katja Keul, legal policy spokeswoman for the Green parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, has warned that a further suspension of the obligation to file…