SPD wants to examine agreement on e-car premium and agricultural diesel

Household - SPD wants to examine agreement on e-car premium and agricultural diesel

Dirk Wiese, deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group, would like to reopen and renegotiate the budget compromise reached by the coalition leaders in the Bundestag debates. This mainly concerns the abrupt end to the e-car purchase subsidy and the tax relief for agricultural diesel.

"Here, too, we want to take another look because this naturally represents a loss of confidence for many," said Wiese on Deutschlandfunk radio. It is clear: "If we now reverse something with the environmental bonus, or possibly reverse something with agricultural diesel, then it will have to be cut elsewhere. That is the challenge we are now facing."

It is better to phase out the e-car premium

With regard to the e-car premium, he suggested: "I think it would be worth considering whether to phase it out and give those who have already applied for it and factored it into their purchase decision the opportunity to do so."

With regard to the compromise that Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) had negotiated after weeks of wrangling, the SPD parliamentary group vice-chairman made it clear: "The political agreement is not yet the agreement on the 2024 federal budget. Because the budget is made by the German Bundestag. And that is why we will now look at all the proposals along the way until the 2024 federal budget is finally signed and sealed at the end of January."

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1. Dirk Wiese, the deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group, suggested revisiting the budget compromise regarding the e-car purchase subsidy and agricultural diesel tax relief, expressed during Bundestag debates.
2. This renegotiation is important, as it could impact the confidence of many households, according to Wiese on Deutschlandfunk radio.
3. If changes are made to the environmental bonus or agricultural diesel, other parts of the budget must be adjusted, presenting a challenge, as stated by Wiese.
4. Wiese suggested considering phasing out the e-car premium, allowing those who have already applied for it to complete their purchases.
5. The political agreement between Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Finance Minister Christian Lindner is not final until the German Bundestag approves the 2024 federal budget.
6. The SPD parliamentary group vice-chairman emphasized that a federal budget agreement is still pending, as the Bundestag, not the coalition leaders, finalizes the budget.
7. The ongoing fiscal discussions are crucial in determining the future of subsidies and tax relief for e-cars and agricultural diesel, largely debated in the agrarian and environmental spheres of Germany.
8. News about these developments and budgetary compromises can be found on reputable German media outlets such as Deutschlandfunk and Stern, providing insights into the country's coalition leadership and federal parliamentary consultation process.

Source: www.stern.de