The German traffic light government has agreed on an “economic defense against the consequences of the Russian war of aggression”. Among other things, a gas price brake and direct state aid to gas importers are planned.
“The prices have to go down,” demands Chancellor Olaf Scholz, here at a press conference in June.
The German government is once again spending a lot of money to deal with the consequences of the energy crisis on citizens and companies «comprehensive defense screen» to mitigate This was announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday at a joint press conference with the Green Economics Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and the Liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner. The trio did not skimp on pithy words: the Social Democrat Scholz spoke of a “double boom”, alluding to an economic stimulus package that was supposed to lead “with boom” out of the Corona crisis in 2020, Lindner of an “energy war for prosperity and freedom » to which one reacts.