Tag: fiscal
German coalition reaches consensus on welfare reform amid fiscal challenges
(de-news.net) – The German coalition government has come to a fundamental agreement on welfare state reform after much discussion. While acknowledging the need for economic…
Germany faces mounting fiscal pressure
(de-news.net) – Concerns regarding the sustainability of Germany’s welfare state have intensified in anticipation of the third coalition committee meeting between the CDU/CSU and SPD….
Diverging fiscal perspectives within Germany’s governing coalition
(de-news.net) – In the context of ongoing deliberations concerning fiscal policy, Markus Söder, Minister-President of Bavaria and leader of the CSU, has expressed unequivocal opposition…
Marked improvement in national fiscal balance
(de-news.net) – According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany’s public sector financing deficit declined to 28.9 billion euros in the first half of 2025,…
Frei (CDU) reaffirms coalition discipline in fiscal policy in response to taxation proposal
(de-news.net) – In the context of renewed deliberations on fiscal policy, prompted by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and his suggestion of potential tax…
A call for structural reform to reach fiscal sustainability of Germany’s statutory health insurance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s statutory health insurance system (GKV) is currently facing mounting financial pressures that threaten its long-term viability. In response to this escalating fiscal…
Contested fiscal strategy: political and economic responses to indication of tax increases
(de-news.net) – Opposition parties and representatives of economic interest groups have expressed strong disapproval of Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposal to explore the possibility…
Grimm proposes social sector reform to strengthen fiscal sustainability
(de-news.net) – Veronika Grimm, a member of the German Council of Economic Experts, has advocated for extensive fiscal consolidation measures, proposing annual budgetary reductions of…
