Warning of double the broken word in financial policy
Friedrich Merz Had not even arrived in the Chancellery, when he broke a central promise of election for the first time. Even during the preliminary negotiations on the formation of a coalition, he agreed with the Social Democrats to improve the debt brake. There is no longer a financial limit for upgrading the Bundeswehr, the state is borrowed from 500 billion euros for the general overhaul of streets, rails and schools. In the election campaign, Merz still had economical housekeeping known. Now the double broken word could follow within a short period of time.
The ministries are currently working hard on the establishment of the budget for the current year. So far, this has not been done because of the burst of the traffic light coalition and the new election. The new coalition can already access the loans from the special fund for the infrastructure. During its furnishings, there was already fear that black and red will use the additional loans to get air in regular budgets. Therefore, the Greens successfully urged that the funds from the special fund have to be used in addition to the already provided expenditure for the renovation of railway tracks, motorway asphalt or the laying of fast internet cables.
The important word does not occur
However, in a circular from the Ministry of Finance, which is available to our editorial team, that crucial word « additionally » is missing. The paper states: The individual budget plans of the ministries are « to reduce the measures that will be financed in the future in the special fund in accordance with Article 143h of the Basic Law. They reduce the respective Plafonds to the same extent. » The Ministry of Finance also instructs the three departments of economy, transport and research to reduce their investments to the measures « which will be financed in the future in the climate and transformation fund (KTF) ».
The so -called KTF is another federal extraction from which, for example, the promotion of heat pumps is financed. This fund also receives a grant of ten billion euros from the new special fund every year.
Green boss Franziska Brantner demands from Union and SPD Therefore, not to deceive the voters a second time. « At first, Merz promised not to make any debts. Then he makes a massive debt, but promised to do this for additional investments in our infrastructure, » said Brantner of our editorial team. « And now he threatens to break this promise again and only trick in the household. » That would be the worst for Germany, says Brantner. At the time, the Greens had supported the construction of the special fund on the condition of the additional nature, for which the Basic Law had to be changed.
Finance Minister Klingbeil submits draft for discharge
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) can use scope in the household well. Both coalition partners have promised companies relief. Klingbeil has immediately made the implementation and will bring a draft law on special depreciation into the cabinet on Wednesday. It also regulates new funding for the purchase of electric cars. The experts in the ministry assume that the economy will be relieved by 2.5 billion euros in the current year, and there should be eight billion next year. From 2028, according to the black and red appointment, the corporation tax is to be gradually reduced. « The growth course has a high priority, » says Klingbeil’s house. Until the summer break, the new government has also undertaken to reduce electricity prices.
