Government formation: crispy of the coalition negotiations | Stern.de

Migration, finance, citizens’ money: Union and SPD have already agreed on important points of a government program in their exploratory talks. However, the central project has now faltered again. And many policy areas have not yet been tackled. These are the sticking points for the coalition negotiations that start today under extremely difficult signs.

– Financial package: Loosening of the debt brake for defense spending and a special fund of 500 billion euros for investments, especially in the infrastructure. This is the big breakthrough of the exploratory talks on which everything hangs. However, the invoice was made without the Greens, the approval of which is needed in the old Bundestag to enforce the necessary changes to the Basic Law. In the new Bundestag, this would only be possible with the AfD (excluded) or the left (extremely difficult). So far, the Greens have put themselves across. If no agreement is made until the planned coordination in the Bundestag on Tuesday, the basis for the coalition negotiations must be clarified with the financial question. You could basically start all the conversations from the front.

– Migration: The second major basic cleaning of migration also includes a pitfall. The Union has received its will that asylum seekers should also be rejected at the borders. But that should only happen “in coordination with the European neighbors”. There are two different readings with this wording. The Union believes that the neighbors only have to consult. The SPD considers approval – and Austria has already agreed. This can cause trouble in the further negotiations.

– Household: “We will also make savings as part of the budget consultations,” said the Union and SPD in the exploratory paper. But they deliberately left open which areas that should affect. Saving is always painful, so both sides will fight for their core projects. It can be expected that the Union will propose savings rounds in the social budget, the largest area of ​​the federal budget. The SPD doesn’t really want to save at all – and above all not with social security. At least a basic compromise must be found in the coalition negotiations, which the new finance minister must then implement in the budget negotiations.

– Defense: In view of the increasing threat from Russia and the impending withdrawal of the United States from Europe, defense policy will play a greater role this time than in previous coalition negotiations. For example, the Union wants to undo the outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz to deliver Taurus marching aircraft into Ukraine. In addition, CDU boss Friedrich Merz is open to Scholz for a European nuclear umbrella based on French nuclear weapons. The Union can also imagine returning to a real conscription, while the SPD relies on voluntariness.

– Heating Act: What will become of this highly controversial heritage of the traffic light coalition? The CDU had promised in the election campaign to undo it. A complete reversal is difficult with the SPD. It should rather be about a fundamental revision of the small -scale regulations criticized by associations. It is exciting whether there are cuts in the billion -dollar state funding for the heating exchange.

– Taxes: A reform could be due to inheritance tax – but in which direction? The Union wants to increase allowances and reduce inheritance tax to homes. The SPD wants to tax business assets more. It also demands the introduction of a wealth tax, which strictly rejects the Union. The future of the solidarity surcharge is also open: the Union wants to completely abolish it, so far the SPD has not.

– Klimageld: As a compensation for an increasing CO2 prize when refueling and heating with fossil energies, a climate field in the political debate has long been in the political debate – but there is nothing to be read in the exploratory paper of the Union and SPD. A climate field is likely to cost a lot of money and the Union and SPD have announced relief in energy costs.

– Railway: With the aim, the Union wants to change the federal rail company and separate the infrastructure and transport sector from each other with the aim. So far, the SPD rejects this. The CSU in particular also criticizes the concept of a billioners’ general renovation of highly contaminated routes – also because smaller distances are not covered.

– Germany ticket: The financing of the nationwide Germany ticket in local and regional traffic by the federal and state governments is only secured until the end of the year because only a federal subsidy is set until then. The CSU in particular sees federal funds critically. If the ticket would continue, there is a risk of increasing the monthly price of 58 euros.