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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
In question will be lies of thousands of € millions of reducing taxes on electricity in Germany.
The price of electricity is a matter connected in Germany in recent times.
Almost three months ago, when the agreement between CDU (which won the elections in February) and SPD, one of the priorities secured was: the price of light will lower.
The two political forces that make up the government coalition announced that electricity would be cheaper as the rate would be reduced “for all.”
But there is a problem: money. Apparently there is not enough money to fulfill this promise that would cost thousands of millions of euros.
Now that you know the budget project, it is seen that this relief in the electricity rate will indeed happen-but only for industry, agriculture and forestry. The remaining consumers/workers are left out.
Government members also try to look for solutions to find the thousands of millions of a missing euros. For this, they should have to cut into social benefits or climate financing.
From the opposition a warning came: “The German government has to no longer rule against its own promises.”
Green Party leader Franziska Brantner added that “it is crazy to see that the gas storage rate will be funded by climate funds.”
“Electricity will not be cheaper. Gas is financed by climate funds. This is wrong in terms of regulatory policy. It is bad for the economy. It is bad for innovation in our country and is bad for our citizens,” said the deputy.
Franziska Brantner went further: “If Friedrich Merz doesn’t want to become the Chancellor Pinocchio, then this fiscal package about electricity has to go back to the factory floor.”
“The reduction in the electricity tax has been announced and has to arrive for everyone,” he added, quoted in.
For this Wednesday a coalition committee meeting is scheduled. The citizen’s performance and the pensions would be the subjects on the table – but they won’t be.
