- Habeck expresses discontentment towards the budgetary accord.
The Green Party's Vice Chancellor, Robert Habeck, voiced his disapproval towards the outcome of the federal administration's budget discussions. Typically, a budget with a 2% deficit, approximately 9 billion euros, gets approved, Habeck explained to the Funke media group newspapers. However, the current deficit of 12 billion euros is "quite uncommon." The reason for this high deficit, Habeck claimed, is the excessive number of prior agreements, which haven't allowed for a reduction yet.
He believes that the deficit will shrink by the conclusion of the parliamentary proceedings. Additionally, Habeck anticipates the budget to be constitutional. He, however, criticized that certain perspectives on the budget plan were published during the summer holiday break. Although he didn't explicitly refer to Finance Minister Christian Lindner, he stated: "Such a method always ends up with someone losing credibility or altering their interpretation."
SPD leader Saskia Esken found the budget disagreement on Deutschfunk "difficult to tolerate." The budget proposal had already been submitted with minimal modifications. In her view, "The debate was more extensive than the issue itself." The draft is now set for parliamentary review, enabling us to concentrate on crafting legislation once more.
The Green Party's criticism of the budget deficit mainly focuses on The Federal Parliament, as they believe the excessive number of prior agreements have hampered reduction efforts. Despite Habeck's criticism, he expects the budget to be approved by The Federal Parliament, as he anticipates it to be constitutional.
