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The Australian exchange student wrote that the CDU is more concerned with how to continue their "kindergarten theater" in Saxony-Anhalt than with how to close the triple-digit billion deficits in the federal budget. He described their priorities as those of a "people's party." #CDU #Bundespolitik #Prioritäten (translated)

With the sugar tax, Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (SPD) aims not only to generate revenue for the federal budget but also to provide beverage manufacturers with an incentive to reduce sugar content and make their products healthier. #Zuckersteuer #Getränke #Bundesregierung (translated)

With the sugar tax, Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (SPD) aims not only to generate revenue for the federal budget but also to provide an incentive for beverage manufacturers to reduce sugar content and make their products healthier. #Zuckersteuer #Bundesregierung #Gesundheit (translated)

The author criticized that ZDF reported for 15 minutes on the resignation of a minister, while a KfW study on the costs of the energy transition was only mentioned in a 37-second news block. He described the minister as incompetent. According to the study he cited, the energy transition is expected to cost six trillion euros by climate neutrality in 2045, which is 290 billion euros annually. The study mentions potential benefits such as reduced dependencies and savings. The author countered that, according to calculations by the Fraunhofer IEE, foreign dependence would still amount to 50 percent in the final expansion. He compared the annual costs of 290 billion euros to half of the federal budget, payments to more than 16 million pensioners, and the construction of one million apartments per year. In addition, he wrote that the study assumes the energy transition would succeed without deindustrialization and with a largely unchanged economic structure, including a steel industry that produces large quantities of green steel. #Energiewende #Klimaneutralität #Bundeshaushalt (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote, referring to a GEW interview from October 12, 2026, that the economic expert Achim Truger warned of a significant financing problem. By 2030, defense spending should rise from 125 to 200 billion euros and interest expenses from 30 to 80 billion euros; municipalities were missing around 30 billion euros annually. Truger considers additional revenue of 150 to 200 billion euros per year to be necessary from 2030, Boeminghaus wrote. Possible measures he mentioned include higher asset-based taxes, a higher top income tax rate, a defense solidarity surcharge, and a financial transaction tax. According to Boeminghaus, an increase in value-added tax is also not fundamentally ruled out. He presented the tax demands as just the beginning of possible additional burdens for companies and taxpayers. https://t.co/yU79tnPfI1 #Steuererhöhungen #Wirtschaft #Bundeshaushalt (translated)

The enemy of savings books wrote that in the federal budget for 2027, despite record tax revenues, 204 billion euros in new debts are planned. He described this as completely irrational and announced that he would secure his money in stocks, real estate, gold, and Bitcoin. He also warned that the next wave of inflation is already approaching. #Schulden #Inflation #Vermögensschutz (translated)

As a medium-sized entrepreneur who has to fight for savings every day, I find it hard to justify additional burdens on our economy, especially in the current situation. When I consider the costs for implementation, control, and additional bureaucracy, I seriously question whether there will be any financial benefit for the federal budget in the end. #Zuckersteuer #Gesundheitspolitik #Koalition (translated)

"In what order and how we want to tackle this large workload in the next few weeks." Union faction leader Thorsten Frei (CDU) said it is now a matter of "in what order and how we want to tackle this large workload in the next few weeks." #Koalitionsausschuss #Reformen #Bundeshaushalt (translated)

"very honest discussion with each other about how we will tackle the tasks in the coming months" SPD faction leader Matthias Miersch said before the meeting that he expects "a very honest discussion with each other about how we will tackle the tasks in the coming months." #Koalitionsausschuss #Reformen #Bundeshaushalt (translated)

The account of the savings book enemy wrote that Germany currently pays 1.4 billion euros annually from the federal budget for the EU levy on plastic packaging. Lars Klingbeil wants to change this from 2027; the plastic tax will be passed on to consumers. Hundreds of additional officials will be needed for control, and there will be a lot of bureaucracy for producers and traders. The additional burden for a family of four is estimated to be between 80 and 100 euros per year. The account described the levy as another consumption tax that increases the cost of food and drives inflation. #Plastiksteuer #Inflation #Verbraucherschutz (translated)

Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that Helmut Kohl should have converted the pension system to capitalization and state funds starting in 1982. Instead, according to his representation, the ancillary wage costs were distributed in a Ponzi scheme and supplemented by 25 to 30 percent of the federal budget. At the latest since 1975, experts had been aware that the Bismarck system was no longer functioning in light of demographic change and the pension dynamization of 1957, Vosgerau wrote. The left had therefore expected a fundamental reform from Kohl and Kurt Biedenkopf but wanted to oppose terms like "neoliberalism" and "Thatcherism." However, Kohl not only wanted to become chancellor but also to remain in office, according to Vosgerau. Norbert Blüm was the only minister who stayed in office during Kohl's entire 16-year term. #Rentenreform #Politik #Demographie (translated)

Joana Cotar wrote that the federal government intends to introduce a tax on plastic packaging by July 1, 2027. Affected are plastic packaging and films as well as composite packaging with a plastic content of more than 5 percent, she explained. Cotar criticized that the CDU and Friedrich Merz had stated during the election campaign that Germany had a spending problem rather than a revenue problem and that taxes were high enough. The justification for generating additional revenue for the federal budget with the tax, in her opinion, shows that environmental protection is not the priority. In conclusion, she dismissed the plan with a vulgar remark reminiscent of Elon Musk. #Plastiksteuer #Umweltschutz #Bundesregierung (translated)

The Australian exchange student wrote that the interest burden in the federal budget would rise to 80 billion euros by 2030, state debt would reach 3 trillion euros, and the pension contribution would be 20 percent of gross wages. The financing gap in the statutory health insurance would then amount to 44 billion euros. He warned of a massive economic downturn and criticized that the chancellor was spending tax billions in Eastern Europe. #Bundeshaushalt #Staatsverschuldung #Finanzpolitik (translated)