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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…
February 6, 2026
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…
February 3, 2026
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…
February 2, 2026
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…
January 21, 2026
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…
January 13, 2026
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…
November 5, 2025
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…
October 23, 2025
DIW Slams Budget as Massive Deception
Leading economic think tank, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), has voiced significant concerns regarding the German…
July 11, 2025
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…
May 11, 2025
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…
May 1, 2025
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…
February 25, 2025













