Household - Coalition wants to raise CO2 price for refueling and heating
The leaders of the traffic light coalition want to raise the CO2 price for refueling and heating with fossil fuels. Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) said on Wednesday that they would return to the old price path of the grand coalition.
The leaders of the traffic light coalition also want to cancel a planned billion-euro subsidy for electricity grid fees. This was revealed to the German Press Agency by coalition circles.
The German government also wants to reduce climate-damaging subsidies to the tune of three billion euros. This was announced by Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) in Berlin.
Scholz: examining an exception to the debt brake
The coalition government is examining an exception to the debt brake for further payments for people affected by the flood disaster in the Ahr valley in 2021. This was announced by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on Wednesday during a joint appearance with Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) at the Chancellery in Berlin to agree on the 2024 budget. The Ampel will approach the CDU/CSU as the largest opposition parliamentary group and seek their support for this step.
Scholz added: "Because the affected citizens in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate should also be able to rely on the promises made."
In general, the Chancellor said that the 2024 budget complies with the debt rule under Article 115 of the Basic Law. However, the Basic Law expressly stipulates that the credit ceilings can be raised to cope with natural disasters and extraordinary emergency situations. In the case of aid for the Ahr valley, the amount in question for next year is 2.7 billion euros, "for which we would like to provide for an overrun decision in accordance with the Basic Law. However, further in-depth examinations are necessary for this."
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Source: www.stern.de
