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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)

how we can specifically relieve particularly affected businesses such as bus companies, taxi drivers, or freight carriers if prices remain so high. Federal Minister of Transport Steffen Bilger believes that further targeted relief is possible after the end of the "fuel discount" at the end of the year. #Tankrabatt #Entlastungen #Spritpreise (translated)

After the end of the fuel rebate at the end of the year, Transport Minister Bilger considers further targeted relief measures possible, especially for bus companies and taxi drivers, as well as a mechanism for direct payments to citizens. #Tankrabatt #Entlastungen #Spritpreise (translated)

Hermann-J. Tenhagen considered the fuel discount to be wrong. He wrote that it costs an average driver 13 euros per month over three months and amounts to billions in total. Citing the DIW, he stated that almost half of the discount was pocketed by the corporations and called for it to be stopped. #Tankrabatt #Preise #Wirtschaft (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)

Economic Minister Katherina Reiche advocates for targeted direct payments to low-income earners as a relief measure after the end of the fuel discount and increases pressure on the Ministry of Finance, while she criticizes the economic consequences of the energy crisis and the ongoing shortages of oil products. #Tankrabatt #Direktzahlungen #Energiekrise (translated)

Two weeks after the introduction of the fuel rebate, it is clear: The 17 cents only partially reach the consumers. According to the competition expert of the German Institute for Economic Research, this is due to a lack of competition among refineries and wholesalers. One could have suspected this after two fuel rebates. (translated)

"Since October 1st, prices in Germany have fallen on average by 10 to 11 cents per liter more strongly than in France, where there is no discount." Tomaso Duso from DIW concludes that only about two-thirds of the tax reduction of 16.7 cents has reached consumers. #Tankrabatt #Steuersenkung #Kraftstoffpreise (translated)

Economic researchers from DIW and Ifo find that the tax cut from the fuel discount is only partially passed on to consumers, while the Federal Cartel Office also reports deficiencies at the level of refineries and wholesalers. #Tankrabatt #Steuersenkung #Kraftstoffpreise (translated)

DJ P.R. criticized the priorities of the Merz government and pointed to the costs mentioned in the post: The BAföG amendment will cost 137 million euros next year, while around 4 billion euros have been spent this year on the fuel discount, which was granted twice. Additionally, the air traffic tax has been reduced by 330 million euros this year; according to the report, the CDU leadership is to decide on Monday to further subsidize domestic flights with federal funds. DJ P.R. concluded that the government does not have a financial problem, but a priorities problem. At the same time, he asked why young people apparently felt deceived by the government. #MerzRegierung #BAföG #Politik (translated)

Despite several measures to reduce diesel prices, including a fuel discount and the release of reserves, diesel at the gas stations in Germany remains expensive with an average price of 2.268 euros per liter, exceeding the price limit compared to Super E10. #Dieselpreise #Kraftstoffkosten #Tankrabatt (translated)

The author argued that the state should intervene when crises drive up the prices of essential goods. However, for many people, it is not refueling that is essential, but mobility. At the same time, windfall profits are particularly problematic in a crisis of justice. Therefore, he wrote, an alternative to the fuel discount is needed. https://t.co/aNv78UWw16 #SozialeGerechtigkeit #Preissteigerungen #StaatlichesEingreifen #DE (translated)

Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank, expresses in a conversation with BILD that he is not a fan of the fuel discount and warns of the risks of new government subsidies in light of the current geopolitical and economic challenges. #Tankrabatt #ChristianSewing #DeutscheBank (translated)

The federal government has decided on a fuel discount to counter alleged technical difficulties in paying individual aid, while the actual problems lie in the relationship between the federal government and the states, as well as in an inefficient legislative process. #StaatlicheHilfe #Digitalisierung #Tankrabatt (translated)

The new fuel discount introduced on October 1 provides a noticeable, albeit incomplete, relief for fuel prices, yet the enthusiasm of drivers remains subdued, as many of them are aware of stagnant prices and the necessity of a real shift towards electric mobility. #Tankrabatt #Spritpreise #Entlastung (translated)

Transportation Minister Steffen Bilger estimates that the planned driver’s license reform could reduce costs for driving school students by up to 1000 euros, while he simultaneously defended his turnaround regarding the fuel discount. #Führerscheinreform #Verkehrspolitik #Kostenersparnis (translated)

The author of the article criticized the Merz government for burdening citizens instead of implementing promised reforms. He accused them of taxing traders and consumers with a sugar and tobacco tax, and wrote that the fuel discount was evaporating. Furthermore, according to him, the nursing care reform would lead to higher contributions and surcharges as well as lower benefits. He stated that it was enough. https://t.co/BHpvn1cF5d #Steuern #Reformen #Bürgerrechte #DE (translated)