“This war is making us all poorer”– a sentence that contains truth says “capital”Editor-in-Chief Horst von Buttlar looking at the financial year 2022. But he also gives courage for the coming year: “There is not only collapse, there is also departure.”
The beginning of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine was “a historic moment of shock”says Horst von Buttlar in the 431st episode “important today”. It is a crisis that marked the year. Because while you could put together aid packages in other crises, the pandemic, the financial crisis, you could flee to the digital world, this crisis is starting with our energy supply and is causing people to have existential concerns, says the editor-in-chief of “capital” and “economy and knowledge” at RTL News.
Horst von Buttlar tells in the podcast about the beginning of the war, which coincided with a corona infection for the journalist. “I saw how the Corona ticker was suddenly replaced by the Ukraine ticker.” Horst von Buttlar says he grew up in a generation in which the world kept getting better because people worked together internationally. “And that was shaken by the war.” And while a solution to the crisis was found in the pandemic with the vaccine, it is now missing “this central event of hope”.
“We are in front of the location for the first time”
Nevertheless, Horst von Buttlar is optimistic about the economy “important today”. The mood brightened a bit towards the end of the year, the gas storage facilities are full, the LNG terminals are ready: “We’re about to catch our breath. We are in front of the location for the first time.”The business journalist is certain that Germans underestimate the art of adjustment. Although this adjustment will be painful and our prosperity is in question, but: “We sometimes pretend that the future is a book whose pages are already written, but these pages are white.”
Relief packages from the traffic light government: “Bitter debts that hurt”
Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that the big reckoning will probably not come until March. But then the relief packages from the traffic light government will take effect. The double boom, the 200 billion in subsidies are according to Horst von Buttlar “bitter debts that hurt”. Because the state provides the largest single subsidy in the history of the country – money, “that goes down the chimney” and that one would gladly have taken it for something else, he says. He gives the economic policy of the traffic light government a certificate for the past year that everything is fine overall, because: “The traffic light was engaged only in crisis management.” So it is more than understandable that the war robbed politicians of some of their plans for the future.
© TVNOW / Andreas Friese
podcast “important today”
Sure, opinionated, on the 12: “important today” is not just a news podcast. We set topics and initiate debates – with attitude and sometimes uncomfortable. Host Michel Abdollahi and his team speak out for this star– and RTL reporters with the most exciting people from politics, society and entertainment. They let all voices have their say, both the quiet and the loud. who “important today” listens, starts the day informed and can have a well-founded say.
“It’s too early to give the all clear”says Horst von Buttlar with a view to 2023. The “capital”But the editor-in-chief also believes that the coming year could surprise us. The Ifo index has risen slightly, there could be growth and the recession could also be milder than feared. “The relegation of Germany is not settled.”
Your subscription for “important today”
Don’t miss another episode of either “important today” and subscribe to our podcast at: , , , , or on your favorite podcast app. If you have any questions or suggestions, please write to us.
Source: Stern
David William is a talented author who has made a name for himself in the world of writing. He is a professional author who writes on a wide range of topics, from general interest to opinion news. David is currently working as a writer at 24 hours worlds where he brings his unique perspective and in-depth research to his articles, making them both informative and engaging.
