Tag: Budgetary policy
No additional credit for climate funds: FDP boss insists on solid finances
Wednesday, November 03, 2021 No additional credit for climate funds FDP boss insists on solid finances Lindner does not want to let the criticism of an economist that he represents…
Authority gives gloomy forecast: Brexit hits the economy harder than Corona
Thursday, October 28, 2021 Authority gives dire prognosis Brexit hits the economy harder than Corona The pandemic is weighing on the UK’s economy. A problem for which the British are…
Bypassing the debt brake: KfW wants to use traffic lights as a major investor
Thursday October 21, 2021 Circumventing the debt brake KfW wants to involve traffic lights as a major investor The state development bank KfW has been supporting small and medium-sized enterprises…
Stronger than expected: German economy is growing by 1.6 percent
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Stronger than expected German economy grows by 1.6 percent The German economy will continue to grow faster than initially assumed in 2021. Private households in particular…
Economist on tax plans: Billions plus for left, big minus for liberals
Monday, August 02, 2021 Economist on tax plans Billions plus for left, big minus for liberals Economist Florian Buhlmann has examined the tax proposals in the parties’ programs for the…
The “fat years” are just around the corner: tax revenues will probably be higher
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 The “fat years” are just coming Tax revenues are likely to be higher In the corona pandemic, tax revenues collapse, while government spending increases massively. With…
“Take off after a pandemic”: Bundestag adopts supplementary budget
Friday 23 April 2021 “Taking off after a pandemic” Bundestag adopts supplementary budget The federal government can take on up to 240 billion euros in new debt this year. This…
“Basically off track”: Railway board members should forego bonuses
Thursday April 22, 2021 “Basically off track” Railway board members should forego bonuses The railway has been badly shaken by the Corona crisis, last year it suffered the biggest loss…
Upheaval in financial policy: “Corona has poisoned the debt brake”
Sunday April 4th 2021 Upheaval in financial policy “Corona has poisoned the debt brake” After years of “dogmatic” budget policy under the sign of the black zero, Germany took on…