The SPD has called on incoming CSU agriculture minister Rainer to present alternatives after he rejected higher meat taxes. According to the parliamentary leader of the SPD faction, Katja Mast, the Union had agreed to more animal welfare. “And if there is no animal welfare tax, we need to discuss how to finance it” she said to RTL and ntv. Food needed to be produced well and presented on the plate. This was important for the population. The SPD politician said that there was no specification in the coalition agreement for a tax, but they wanted to increase animal welfare. In migration policy, Mast downplayed demands from the incoming Federal Ministry of the Interior, which called for stricter rejection at the border. “We also had border controls before” said Mast. This was also necessary to implement the European asylum system. What was important was to coordinate with European partners. She criticized the formulation that every illegal immigrant should expect to be rejected at the German border from May 6th. She would choose different words, said Mast.
SPD Slams CSU Minister for Rejecting Meat Tax, Demands Alternatives to Finance Animal Welfare
