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Here is the direct payment mechanism that can be issued through the Federal Tax Office, the right lever. Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche also called for a more targeted approach for the time after the "tank discount" in the ARD interview of the week on Friday: "Here is the direct payment mechanism that can be issued through the Federal Tax Office, the right lever," said the CDU politician. #Tankrabatt #Entlastungen #Spritpreise (translated)

The Minister of Economic Affairs, Reiche, advocates for a more targeted relief for low-income earners in the ARD Interview of the Week - and increases the pressure on the Ministry of Finance. Here, the direct payment mechanism that can be issued through the Federal Tax Office is the right lever. For the period following the "fuel discount," Reiche advocates for a more targeted approach: "Here, the direct payment mechanism that can be issued through the Federal Tax Office is the right lever." At the same time, Reiche brought up an amendment to EU law to allow for a reduction in the value-added tax on gasoline and diesel. #Tankrabatt #Direktzahlungen #Energiekrise (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the number of corporate bankruptcies in Germany has reached alarming levels, being 85 percent above pre-crisis levels. Citing the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle, he reported a total of 1,666 bankruptcies of individuals and corporations for September 2026 – nine percent more than in August and about 85 percent more than in an average September before the pandemic. Additionally, Boeminghaus referred to Creditreform statistics indicating around 12,900 corporate bankruptcies in the first half of 2026, an increase of 7.8 percent. According to the Federal Statistical Office he cited, the reported creditor claims in June amounted to 3.9 billion euros. Boeminghaus warned that payment defaults could lead to further companies facing financial difficulties. In his view, the development shows how severely the economic substance of many German companies is under pressure. https://t.co/LXGDP0InKX #Insolvenzen #Wirtschaft #Deutschland (translated)

The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns of serious security gaps and inadequate security measures in the affected systems following a cyber attack on 700 French supermarkets, where the freezers were heated to up to 50 degrees. #Cyberangriff #Lebensmittelsicherheit #Sicherheitsmaßnahmen (translated)

The author described it as a failure of the state that, according to his statements, thousands of Syrians in Germany had received letters from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees informing them that their protection status was being revoked. Citing NZZ journalist Beatrice Achterberg, he wrote that they could still receive asylum benefits. #Asyl #Flüchtlinge #Migration #DE #SY (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the inflation rate in Germany had risen to 3.3 percent in September 2026, according to the Federal Statistical Office, up from 2.9 percent in August and 2.8 percent in July. This was the highest level since December 2023. Energy had become 14.9 percent more expensive in the course of a year, fuels by 37.1 percent, and heating oil by 74.9 percent. Core inflation stood at 2.4 percent. According to Boeminghaus, the higher energy costs had further burdened consumers and businesses and increased the pressure on the already difficult economic situation in Germany. https://t.co/SXaKTQhjE9 #Inflation #Deutschland #Wirtschaft (translated)

The AfD faction in the German Bundestag wrote that the federal government is planning a significant expansion of the powers of German intelligence services with a revision of the laws governing intelligence services. In the future, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution should be allowed to recruit minors as informants, plant false evidence, secretly break into apartments, and monitor digital communications without prior judicial approval. On the same day, the former president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maaßen, the lawyer Ulrich Vosgerau, and the deputy head of the Interior Working Group, Christian Wirth, discussed the possible impacts of the reform in an interview. #Verfassungsschutz #Nachrichtendienst #Verfassungsschutz #Bundesregierung (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus described the decline in orders in the German manufacturing sector as alarming and wrote that it was another significant dampener for the economy. Citing the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), he stated that orders in August 2026 had fallen by 10.6 percent compared to July, adjusted for seasonality and calendar effects. Without large orders, the decline was 0.1 percent; in a three-month comparison, orders without large contracts had decreased by 2.6 percent. According to Boeminghaus, domestic orders had particularly fallen sharply by 17.3 percent. Foreign orders had decreased by 5.4 percent, orders for capital goods had dropped by 15.3 percent, and orders for consumer goods by 7.3 percent. He wrote that the figures indicated a fragile industrial economy and a significantly weaker demand in important areas. https://t.co/Q9NoWqqG4C #Industrie #Wirtschaft #Deutschland (translated)

Die Zinsen sind explodiert. Werden wir einen massiven Einbruch am Immobilienmarkt sehen? Die Antwort ist nein. Denn der Staat stützt mit unfassbaren Summen und sorgt für stetig hohe Mieten im Markt. Bayrischer Rundfunk: Durchschnittlicher Quadratmeterpreis für Bürgergeldempfänger in München, 20 Euro The Pioneer: Miete für Bürgergeld-Empfänger in Summe, 18 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr Stat. Bundesamt: Kosten für Wohngeld, 5 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr (+600% seit 2016) Laut statistischem Bundesamt liegen die Bruttokaltmieten im gesamten deutschen Mietmarkt bei 144 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr. Der Staat ist mit 23 Milliarden Euro für Bürgergeld-Empfänger und Wohngeld also bereits für 16% der Zahlungen des gesamten deutschen Mietmarkts verantwortlich. Dieses Geld ist sicher, wird im Zweifel über Staatsschulden finanziert und steigt jedes Jahr weiter an. #Immobilienmarkt #Mieten #Staatshilfen

Hans-Georg Maaßen, früherer Präsident des Bundesamts für Verfassungsschutz, zu Gast bei @SchubertsLM. Folgende Themen werden behandelt: – der neue Gesetzentwurf zu den Geheimdiensten – die Arbeit des Verfassungsschutzes heute – Linksextremismus und Anschläge auf die #Verfassungsschutz #Geheimdienste #Linksextremismus #DE