Tag: spending
Merz backs reforms amid budget, defense, and EU spending battles
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended the coalition’s reform agenda on the first day of the parliamentary budget debate. Pensions, economic reforms, EU spending, aid…
Germany’s budget: defense spending collides with social priorities
(de-news.net) – As opposition concerns about social investment, fuel prices, and integration funding collide with sharply increased defense spending, Germany’s budget debate is increasingly heated….
Exports, spending and industry lift Germany’s growth prospects
(de-news.net) – With exports, fiscal spending, and increased industrial demand providing momentum, Germany’s economic outlook has improved, with major institutions increasing their 2026 growth projections….
Germany plans higher-rated borrowing, defense spending, and fiscal reforms in 2027 budget
(de-news.net) – Germany’s 2027 draft budget combines sharply higher borrowing and defense spending with fiscal consolidation measures, including welfare reforms and tax increases. While the…
Proposal for care insurance reform combines spending cuts and higher contributions
(de-news.net) – Through a combination of spending reductions and extra revenue measures, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken’s proposed long-term care reform aims to alleviate mounting…
Conservatives urge strict spending cuts as Social Democrats favor wealth and inheritance taxes
(de-news.net) – Debates over fiscal policy in Germany are becoming more heated as conservative lawmakers demand expenditure-driven consolidation to close impending budget deficits, while Social…
German health spending returns to pre-pandemic levels
(de-news.net) – In 2023, the German Federal Government funded 75.7 billion euros (15.4 percent) of total health expenditures (491.6 billion euros), a 31.1 percent drop…
Merz emphasizes the need for new priorities in government spending
(de-news.net) – CDU leader Friedrich Merz questions the timeline for coalition negotiations with the SPD, suggesting that extended discussions might be necessary as Merz indicated…
