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Volker Ketzer wrote that the EU had specified which cars would no longer be allowed to be newly purchased starting in 2035. Germany and France were now negotiating the extent to which cars with internal combustion engines should still be permitted. In his opinion, people should be able to decide for themselves which car they bought. However, if that were the case, there would be nothing left to negotiate and the EU bureaucrats would not be needed, he added sarcastically. #Energiepolitik #EU #Umweltschutz (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that the state is raising cigarette prices with reference to the health damage of smoking and could, if all goes according to plan, take in billions more. He criticized that while the state wants people to quit smoking, it is also dependent on the revenues from tobacco sales. #Rauchen #Gesundheit #Steuern (translated)

Volker Ketzer described the person in question as the embodiment of a self-satisfied, prosperity-shaped party-state bureaucracy. He wrote that the country would only become great again like it was in the past once this mentality is completely overcome and blamed people like the man for the decline. #Politik #Gesellschaft #Kritik (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that kerosene is becoming scarce at Frankfurt Airport. Lufthansa is therefore preemptively fueling more on selected routes before planes fly to Frankfurt. He cited bottlenecks in supply at the destination as the reason, rather than longer flight distances. He pointed out that this concerns Germany's largest airport and described the situation as Germany in 2026. #Frankfurt #Lufthansa #Flughafen (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that the coalition has agreed on a sugar tax, which is to be 26 or 32 cents per liter for heavily sweetened beverages starting in July 2027. Manufacturers with an annual production of less than one million liters of sweetened beverages are exempt from this. He noted that this would treat two beverages with the same sugar content differently, depending on how much the manufacturer produces in total. He described this distinction as noteworthy from a health policy perspective and questioned whether sugar is unhealthy only above a certain production size. #Zuckersteuer #Gesundheit #Ernährung (translated)

Volker Ketzer compared the customs calculation he described to shopping at Aldi: Five packages of pasta would cost an additional fee of three euros, shampoo another three euros, and batteries three more euros. The critical factor is not the number of products but the number of different product groups. Ketzer wrote that the EU has been charging three euros per customs tariff group for small online orders from non-EU countries with a value of up to 150 euros since July. Thus, five identical items would amount to three euros, while three different product groups would total nine euros, he explained. In his opinion, people would be annoyed by such a regulation in the supermarket, but at customs, it is enshrined in a regulation. #EU #Zoll #OnlineShopping (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that a driver's license now costs an average of 3,400 euros in Germany and should become up to 1,000 euros cheaper. He mentioned possible changes such as fewer mandatory special driving sessions, fewer theory questions, and completely digital instruction. He pointed out that a cheaper training could possibly be achieved by imposing fewer requirements. #Führerschein #Kosten #Bildung (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that the federal government wants to combat undeclared work but simultaneously plans to reduce the tax bonus for craft services from 20 to 15 percent. The maximum amount should thus decrease from 1,200 to 900 euros. An honest invoice will be less worthwhile in the future, he wrote, and rhetorically asked what could go wrong. #Schwarzarbeit #Steuern #Handwerk (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that fraudsters used to shamefully step down in the past, while today, in his view, they receive respect and compliments. He criticized the behavior of the CDU as detached and described it as an expression of a disease of today’s society. #Politik #Gesellschaft #CDU (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that Germany had collected around 430 million euros in dog taxes in 2025. Dogs had neither income nor voting rights and did not understand what a tax office was, but they were still fully involved in taxation. In conclusion, he ironically welcomed a dog in Germany. #Hundesteuer #Deutschland #Finanzen (translated)

VolkerKetzer wrote that Klingbeil wanted new taxes. Since taking office, Klingbeil has spent 165,035 euros on photographers and 22,656 euros on make-up artists, leaving less money in others' wallets. At the same time, VolkerKetzer insulted Klingbeil over his appearance and wrote that the expenses had not changed that. https://t.co/1ecywAnb1r #Steuern #Politik #Finanzen (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that the government plans a new plastic tax of 550 euros per ton. Since plastic is found in numerous products and packaging, manufacturers would, in his estimation, pass on the tax costs and the additional bureaucratic effort to consumers. The state expects revenues of nearly 1.5 billion euros per year starting in 2028, he wrote. He criticized that the levy will raise the cost of shopping while being described as environmental protection. #Plastiksteuer #Umweltschutz #Einkaufspreise (translated)

Volker Ketzer wrote that Germany's public total budget recorded revenues of 1,011.8 billion euros and expenditures of 1,110.6 billion euros in the first half of the year. The deficit amounted to 98.8 billion euros, compared to 58.5 billion euros in the same period of the previous year. Material investments increased by 0.0 percent. He added with an ironic tone that there probably just needs to be some source of income somewhere. #Haushalt #Finanzen #Deutschland (translated)