The AfD faction in the German Bundestag referred to the 171st tax estimate. According to this, the federal government, states, and municipalities should collect more than one trillion euros in 2027 for the first time: 1,044.2 billion euros. For the federal government, the estimators expected around 4.1 billion euros more than in May. At the same time, Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) stated that there would be no new financial leeway in 2027. The budget policy spokesman for the faction, Dr. Michael Espendiller, criticized that the federal government was planning to incur more than 200 billion euros in new debt despite the additional income for 2027. He said the estimate predicted around 43 billion euros in additional tax revenues for the years 2026 to 2030 compared to May. Of this, 22.9 billion euros should flow to the EU; for the federal government, 3.3 billion euros would come in the same period, while its payments to the EU were 15.1 billion euros higher than previously assumed. Espendiller called for a reduction in the EU budget and for the funds to be used domestically for tax cuts and to curb debt. The financial policy spokesman for the faction, Kay Gottschalk, said that nothing would be left for the citizens despite the additional revenue. He accused Friedrich Merz and Lars Klingbeil of not wanting to relieve the population and called for tax reform, spending cuts, and more disposable income for the people. He also demanded relief for the middle class and reliable framework conditions for the economy. #SteuerReform #Haushaltspolitik #Wirtschaftspolitik (translated)