Anne Will: Billion dollar hole in the budget – traffic lights and opposition argue

Would the place of discussion be a playground and not that “Anne Will“-Studio, those present would have ended up throwing fistfuls of sand in each other’s faces. So the accusations remained in ping-pong rhythm – and there was wild confusion.

The stumbling block was the question that Anne Will put up for discussion on Sunday evening: “Traffic light in the billion-dollar hole – will the government collapse because of it?”

As a reminder: On Wednesday, the Federal Constitutional Court judged the use of Corona loans for climate projects to be unconstitutional, thereby tearing a 60 billion euro hole in the financing of climate projects.

It is still unclear whether the ruling could also have consequences for the handling of debt-financed special funds at the federal and state levels.

These guests discussed on “Anne Will”:

Dobrindt accuses Ampel of inaction

The CSU regional group leader peppered the first fists with sand on Sunday Alexander Dobrindt. The verdict was the “meltdown of the coalition agreement,” he said. His tough analysis: The traffic light parties lacked a common project due to different interests. That’s why they became “companions” through the “trick” with which they “cheated” the debt brake.

In view of the Constitutional Court’s decision, he accused the coalition of remaining inactive and of the new Household to discuss things as if nothing had happened instead of looking for ways to save money. Dobrindt saw this, for example, in basic child welfare or citizen’s benefit. “We have to return to clean financial policy,” demanded the CSU man.

Göring-Eckardt fires back

Dobrindt received answers from Bundestag Vice President Katrin Göring-Eckardt. Even if it wasn’t always easy for them to make their voices heard in the angry group. “Mr. Dobrindt, maybe it could be a little smaller,” the Green politician tried. She pointed out that previous governments had already exhausted and changed the debt brake. Additional households are also nothing unusual.

The accusation of inaction was rejected Göring-Eckardt from herself: “Of course we have to look at it!” she explained with regard to the verdict. She also expects Dobrindt to think about what the future of the industry looks like. After all, it’s not just about “a few nice little climate projects”, but rather “the core” of the economy in Germany.

With a view to Dobrindt’s savings suggestions, she criticized: “No climate money and taking more away from the poor, that’s your idea.”

Vogel calls for “common humility”

On Sunday evening, the FDP man argued on the side of the Greens, although not always on the same course John Vogel. Confronted with Dobrindt’s verbal attacks, Vogel relied entirely on the “The others did it too” strategy. The FDP man explained that one must accept the verdict “with humility” and at the same time recognize that it also corrects the actions of the previous government.

Addressing Dobrindt, he said that “perhaps a little bit of common humility is generally indicated.” After all, he’s sitting CSU-Man in the group as a representative of the party whose corona measures were the only ones to be overturned by a regional court because they violated the civil liberties of citizens. “What kind of evasive movement is that?” asked Dobrindt, irritated.

Dobrindt defends herself with “Anne Will”

Even if the mood in the studio already suggested that this would probably not happen any time soon – Anne Will still wanted to know from her guests whether there was a possibility that the coalition and opposition could work together to find a way out of the difficult situation.

There seems to be a belief that the Union is the solution to “the big problem of traffic lights,” commented Dobrindt, making it clear that he was not available for it under the given conditions.

“We definitely don’t believe that!” Göring-Eckardt quickly corrected. “Not at this performance!”