Tag: increases
Bundestag to vote on gradual tobacco tax increases through 2030
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Bundestag is expected to approve a gradual increase in tobacco taxes from 2027 through 2030 on Thursday evening, with the Government seeking…
Germany increases growth projection as investment and exports boost prospects
(de-news.net) – Germany has raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.3 percent, citing stronger exports and public investment in infrastructure and defense. The Government expects…
Merz reaffirms coalition commitment: no tax increases under current agreement
(de-news.net) – Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has unequivocally affirmed that all coalition partners have reached a consensus stipulating that tax increases shall not be pursued…
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…
No tax increases, Spahn contradicts Klingbeil
(de-news.net) – Jens Spahn, Chair of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag, has sharply criticized Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance and leader of the…
Klingbeil does not exclude tax increases
(de-news.net) – Lars Klingbeil, SPD chairman, does not rule out tax increases under the anticipated CDU/CSU-SPD government. He emphasized the importance of financial resources to…
Unions for wage increases due to price increases
(GermanPolicy.com) – The trade unions in Germany are demanding that wage increases be enforced in the course of the upcoming collective bargaining rounds. This is…
Pension increases
(GermanPolicy.com) – From July, pensioners in Germany are to receive significantly higher pensions, according to an agreement by the the Federal Cabinet and the Federal…
