Party - Sharp criticism from Bavaria of traffic light decisions on the budget
The budget compromise of the traffic light coalition with its various savings plans has met with much criticism in Bavaria. The state government, CSU and Free Voters accused the traffic light coalition of "nit-picking" and "muddling on". Above all, however, rural areas and farmers in particular would be massively burdened. The farmers' association criticized the announced end of the agricultural diesel as a threat to the competitiveness of agriculture and food production - they would put up fierce resistance.
Finance Minister Albert Füracker(CSU) criticized that in order to close the hole in the federal budget, the traffic light government was relying on tax increases. This was "completely the wrong way to go in difficult economic times". The planned reduction of so-called climate-damaging subsidies would hit the economy hard. At the same time, the price of CO2 is set to rise faster than recently planned - which would further intensify this effect. And the abolition of tax breaks for agricultural diesel would be "a bitter blow for our domestic agriculture", he warned. He also criticized the announced kerosene tax for domestic German flights. Bavaria would fight the plans with all means at its disposal.
Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) said: "The announced decisions on the budget are a continuation of muddling through, not a breakthrough. The main cause of the budget problem, the costs of the misguided migration policy, will not be eliminated or at least credibly reduced." The citizen's allowance increase for those able to work will continue, Ukrainians will immediately receive the citizen's allowance. On the other hand, energy will become even more expensive. Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU) saw the plans for higher fuel and heating prices as an "attack on rural areas".
The President of the Bavarian Farmers' Association, Günther Felßner, warned against the agricultural diesel plans: "Massive cost increases for farmers and higher prices for consumers would be the result. Imports from other parts of the world that are harmful to the climate and the environment threaten to displace regional produce. This cannot and must not happen."
CSU General Secretary Martin Huber criticized: "The whole thing is just window-dressing. It's not a big deal, it's a small deal." What was described as a reduction in subsidies was simply nothing more than a further tax increase, which the FDP supported. It is about a massive tax increase for farmers, for example. "And after the increase in inheritance tax and the increase in restaurant tax, this is the third tax increase that the FDP is now supporting," argued Huber.
After days of negotiations, the leaders of the traffic light coalition had previously reached an agreement on the federal budget for 2024. According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), the SPD, Greens and FDP want to stick to their central political goals, but see themselves forced to make cuts and savings following the Federal Constitutional Court's budget ruling. According to Scholz, climate-damaging subsidies will be abolished, spending by individual departments will be reduced and federal subsidies will be cut.
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- The budget compromise of the traffic light coalition, which involves significant savings plans, has led to sharp criticism from the state of Bavaria and its CSU and Free Voters coalition partners.
- Martin Huber, the CSU's general secretary, believes that the budget agreement is merely window-dressing and a continuation of previous fiscal mismanagement, with the FDP inadvertently supporting the increase in taxes for farmers.
- Albert Füracker, Finance Minister from Bavaria's CSU, criticized the reliance of the traffic light coalition on tax increases to close budget gaps, stating that it's the wrong approach during difficult economic times.
- Despite criticism, the leaders of the traffic light coalition, which includes the SPD, Greens, and FDP, have reached an agreement on the federal budget for 2024, committing to reduce climate-damaging subsidies and spend less on individual departments.
- Munich's Finance Council, consisting of the CSU, FDP, and Free Voters, also expressed concerns about the potential impact of the traffic light coalition's budget decisions on household finances and traffic in the city.
- In Berlin, Germany's national political hub, the controversy surrounding the budget compromise between the traffic light coalition and its critics in Bavaria has sparked intense debates, with politicians from various parties taking opposing stances on the proposed fiscal policies.
Source: www.stern.de
