Household - Lindner: No government participation with tax increases
Finance Minister Christian Lindner sees the debt brake and tax increases as red lines for participation in the traffic light coalition. In an interview with "The Pioneer", the FDP leader said that he would not waver on his absolute fundamental convictions. "The guard rails for our participation in government have always been: we respect the debt brake, i.e. the debt level in our country must fall." In addition, the tax burden on citizens must not increase.
Lindner was referring directly to statements made by SPD leader Lars Klingbeil, who said that following the budget ruling, the coalition agreements to adhere to the debt brake and refrain from raising taxes would once again be up for debate. "I can only give the friendly answer to that: This can be discussed in the next Bundestag election campaign in 2025," said Lindner.
The FDP leader also emphasized that there were good reasons to remain in the coalition. Without the FDP, only a grand coalition of SPD and CDU/CSU would be conceivable. "And the last grand coalition left us with the many problems with migration, planned climate protection and neglect of the Bundeswehr. I don't think that's the better constellation for the country."
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Source: www.stern.de
