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DIW President Anticipates 21% VAT Hike As German Coalition Squeeze Finances
According to Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), German citizens should brace themselves…
DIW warns Linnemann tax push could drain 9 billion euros from German state coffers
The relief on income tax that CDU general secretary Carsten Linnemann proposed would cause a state revenue shortfall…
DIW Demands Productivity Drive Wage Negotiations Amid Germany Public Sector Pay Storm
Amid ongoing collective bargaining disputes-including at Deutsche Bahn and within the public sector-the German Institute for Economic Research…
DIW Study Finds Progressive Wealth Tax Could Raise Up to €150 Billion Per Year
Party Die Linke has proposed a progressive wealth tax that could raise substantial new revenue. According to a study…
DIW Economist Calls for Gas Conservation as German Storage Levels Drop
Claudia Kemfert, an energy economist at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), urged the public to conserve…
DIW President Calls Söder’s One-Hour Extra Work Plan Populist Facing Economic Backlash
Economists have criticised CSU leader Markus Söder’s proposal to add an extra hour of work each week. DIW president…
DIW Reimagines Inheritance Tax With Balanced New Concept
“However, when eliminating tax privileges, one must proceed with prudence to avoid jeopardising the continuity of medium‑sized companies…
DIW Warns of Growing Inequality Tensions
A simmering conflict over resource allocation is threatening to paralyze Germany’s ruling coalition and erode public trust, according…
DIW Chief Urges More Relief Measures
The recently approved relief package by the German government’s “Relief Cabinet” falls short of what is needed to…
DIW Chief Slams Merz Migration Remarks
Leading economists are raising stark warnings about the damaging economic repercussions of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s increasingly vocal and…
DIW Slams Budget as Massive Deception
Leading economic think tank, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), has voiced significant concerns regarding the German…
Bas’s Pensions Plan Praised by DIW, But Warns of High Reform Costs
DIW Chief Marcel Fratzscher has praised the pension proposal by Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) but pointed…
DIW Warns of Recession and Calls for Action
DIW President Marcel Fratzscher warns of the consequences of a struggling US economy for Germany and calls on…
DIW Demands Visionary 2035 Agenda or Risk ‘Great Depression’
Berlin, Germany – The President of the German Institute for Economic Research, Marcel Fratzscher, has called for a…