Traffic light economic dispute
Lindner does not give an ultimatum – clarification should come quickly
Go or stay? Provoke or seek common ground? What is Christian Lindner up to? He said in an interview that he wanted a government that had a clear course.
The FDP chairman, Christian Lindner, wants to bring about a quick clarification of the traffic light’s financial and economic policy issues with Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). “This current situation with different concepts, discussions by the Chancellor, papers from Mr. Habeck, suggestions from me, I can promise the citizens that we will clarify this situation as quickly as possible,” said the Federal Finance Minister in the ZDF program “ “Berlin directly”.
In view of the current challenges and also with a view to the period after the US election, Germany needs “a government that has a clear course”. The coalition partners would now look at the different concepts with each other, he added. “My, our suggestions are on the table,” and he is now “waiting for others’ suggestions.”
When asked whether he wanted to end the coalition with the SPD and the Greens if there was no agreement by the reconciliation meeting on the 2025 budget planned for November 14th, Lindner replied that he would not be tempted to formulate an ultimatum. He made a suggestion “how we can lead our country on a growth path.”
Lindner believes that an “economic turnaround” is necessary for more growth
A paper from the Federal Ministry of Finance, which, according to Lindner, became public through an “indiscretion”, speaks of a necessary “economic turnaround” with a “partly fundamental revision of key political decisions”. Specifically, among other things, an immediate moratorium to stop all new regulations is called for. It goes on to say that, as an immediate measure, the solidarity surcharge should be abolished for everyone and that national climate targets must be replaced by European ones.
dpa
Source: Stern
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