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German Finance Minister Defends Higher Debt Citing Costs of Inaction
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) defended the continued high level of government debt, arguing that maintaining this…
Economists Slam Finance Minister’s Budget Plan as Unsound
Finance and budgetary experts have strongly criticized the draft budget framework for 2027, which was presented by Finance…
German Finance Minister Proposes Tougher Measures Against Tax Evasion
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced plans to implement sweeping new measures aimed at combating tax fraud.…
Economic Gloom Gives Finance Minister Klingbeil More Room to Borrow
Poor economic prospects for Germany are giving Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) more flexibility regarding new borrowing. According…
German Finance Minister Urges Preparation Amid Potential Kerosine Shortage
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has warned about potential kerosene shortages and called for measures to ensure…
Finance Ministry Slams Rich Says No Additional Revenue From Energy Hike
The Federal Ministry of Finance anticipates receiving smaller revenue from the value-added tax than the Federal Ministry for…
Rehlinger Demands Fuel Price Cap And VAT Cut Before Finance Summit
Ahead of a meeting with business associations and trade unions involving Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), Saarländische Ministerpräsidentin…
IG Metall Demands Quick Energy Price Relief Before Finance Minister Meeting
Before meeting with business associations and trade unions to discuss the economic situation stemming from the war in…
Labour Wing Criticizes Finance Minister Klingbeil’s Crisis Management on Fuel Prices
Citing high fuel prices, Dennis Radtke, the head of the CDU Labour Wing, criticized the crisis management of…
Finance Minister Plans Billion Euro Relief For States And Municipalities
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) is planning a new multi-billion Euro support package for states and local…
Hamburg Finance Senator Urges SPD Towards Pragmatic Centre Ground
Hamburger finance senator Andreas Dressel has urged the Social Democratic Party (SPD) not to shift too far to…
Health Minister Warken Opts for Partial Acceptance of Finance Commission Health Cuts
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) said she will only partially adopt the cost‑cutting proposals of the Health Finance Commission. In…
Pistorius Pushing for New Rheinmetall Kamikaze Drones as Bundestag Finance Committee Weighs Defense Spending
The German Federal Ministry of Defence has reportedly requested that the Bundestag’s Budget Committee approve an additional project…
GDL Calls Deutsche Bahn Money Washing Machine Over Opaque Finance
Mario Reiß, chairman of the Transport Workers’ Union (GDL), has sharply criticised Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) opaque and inefficient…
Germany’s Finance Minister Targets Elimination of German Spousal Tax Splitting
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) appears poised to scrap Germany’s Ehegattensplitting (married‑couple tax split). The claim comes from the…
German Finance Minister Reiche Calls EU 2050 Climate Target Into Question at Houston Energy Summit
On Monday, German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) raised questions about the EU’s 2050 climate target while speaking…
Germany’s Finance Ministry Denies Misuse Allegations of Infrastructure Special Asset Fund
The German Federal Ministry of Finance has rejected claims that the infrastructure special fund (SVIG) has been misused.…
Young Union Leader Demands Stricter Oversight of Finance Minister Over Special Fund Misuse
Faced with new data indicating the misuse of the special fund, Johannes Winkel, chair of the Young Union (JU),…
German Finance Ministry Refutes Claim That Higher Fuel Prices Raise State Revenue
The German federal finance ministry, led by Lars Klingbeil (SPD), rejects claims that the state stands to gain…
CDU Urges Hard Debt Brake as Finance Spokesman Warns of Endless Borrowing Loop
During the debate over revising Germany’s debt‑breach rule, the CDU cautions against softening the existing regulation. “I do…
German Finance Minister Announces Ministries Achieved 1% Spending Cut to Plug Budget Gaps
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) says he has achieved a first success in closing the gaps in the federal budget.…
Germany Launches Comprehensive Crackdown on Organized Crime Finance and Drug Networks
The German federal government has announced a comprehensive overhaul of its strategy to fight organized crime, financial crime,…
Municipalities Push for Bureaucracy Cuts as Finance Officials Demand Improved Grant Distribution
Germany’s municipal finance officers find room for improvement in how state grant programs are administered. A recent Ifo…
Söder, Rhein and Hagel Demand Revamp of German State Finance Formula
The premier of Bavaria, the premier of Hesse, and the CDU’s leading candidate in Baden‑Württemberg have called for…
Companies Threaten Their Future With $7.3 Trillion in 2023 Finance Fueling Nature Destruction
In 2023, financial flows that harmed nature reached US$7.3 trillion, while only US$220 billion in public and private funding were…
German Finance Ministry Confused Over Who Actually Benefits From Recent Tax Cuts
The German Federal Ministry of Finance says it does not know which population groups have actually benefited from…
German Finance Ministry Eyes EU Minimum Share for Infrastructure to Protect National Interests Under Buy European Rules
In the German federal government, willingness to adopt “Buy European” rules grows as a means to safeguard domestic…
German Finance Ministry Rejects Mandatory Wero Payment System for Merchants
The Federal Ministry of Finance, headed by Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), welcomes projects like the payment service “Wero”.However,…
German Finance Chief Demands Social Policy Shift
The escalating financial crisis gripping local municipalities in Germany has prompted Hamburg’s Finance Senator, Andreas Dressel (SPD), to…
Finance Talks Delayed Until 2026
A fundamental reassessment of financial responsibilities between the federal government, state authorities (Länder) and municipalities is slated for…
Voigt Calls for Finance Overhaul Hospital Funding Boost
Thuringia’s Minister President Mario Voigt has issued a stark call for a rapid overhaul of the financial relationship…
Dax Surges Finance Stocks Lead
The German DAX index surged again on Wednesday, closing at 23,726 points – a significant 1.1% increase from…
Finance Minister Demands Budget Savings From Cabinet
Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has formally requested that his cabinet colleagues submit detailed proposals for consolidating the…
German Finance Chief Open to Tax Hikes
Germany’s Finance Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Lars Klingbeil, has indicated a willingness to…
Budget Battle Looms for German Finance Minister
Negotiations surrounding the 2026 federal budget are encountering friction as two ministries are requesting significantly more funds than…
Germany’s Finance Minister Hides Behind Empty Chairs in Fight Against Tax Fraud
German authorities have no plans to increase the number of investigators tasked with tackling so-called illegal Cum-Ex transactions…
Finance Minister’s Radical Shift in Spending Priorities!
Germany’s Finance Minister Defends Record-Breaking Debt and Spending Plans In a recent interview, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil…
Finance Ministry Stands Firm on Longer Bookkeeping Retention Periods to Combat Tax Fraud
German plans to reverse the reduction of bookkeeping records’ retention period for companies have been defended by the…
‘WHO ORDERS, PAYS’ FINANCE MINISTER’S THREAT
German Finance Minister Criticizes Federal Government’s Plans and Calls for Reform In a recent interview, Danyal Bayaz, the…
Minister of Finance Pledges to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects by Working Unconventional Hours
Germany’s Finance Minister, Lars Klingbeil, has expressed his intention to accelerate infrastructure projects, including working on weekends and…
Germany’s Finance Minister Heads to Washington in a Desperate Bid to Avoid Tariffs
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil Remains Optimistic on EU-US Tariffs Despite recent statements from US President Donald Trump,…
BUDGET BOMBSHELL: Finance Minister Klingbeil to Confront Cabinet in Personal Talks
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, also the leader of the Social Democratic Party, has announced individual talks with the…
Who’s the New Chief Economist of Klingbeil’s Finance Ministry?
Financial Ministry Appoints New Chief Economist The German Federal Ministry of Finance is set to appoint a new…
Budget Betrayal: Greens Expose Finance Minister’s ‘Haushaltstrickserei’
Green Party Criticizes Budget Plans, Accuses Minister of ‘Haushaltstrickserei’ The Green Party has sharply criticized the budget plans…
Finance Minister Calls for Fiscal Responsibility
Nordrhein-Westfalen Rejects Funding for Increased Commuter Allowance Nordrhein-Westfalen’s Finance Minister, Marcus Optendrenk (CDU), has stated that the state…
France Pushes for European Debt to Finance Defense Amid Economic Shift
The French government is calling for more ambitious steps to address defense financing on a European level. As…
SPD Finance Minister Sets Record for Summer Bills
Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD presents the Federal Budget for 2025 to the German Bundestag, requiring legislative…
Eichel Endorses Klingbeil for Finance Minister Role, Urges Responsible Use of 500-Billion-Euro Fund
Former German Finance Minister Hans Eichel (SPD) has advised his likely successor, Lars Klingbeil, to handle the 500…
Ex-Juso Chief Björn Böhning to Lead ‘Deputy Chancellor’s Office’ in SPD-Ruled Finance Ministry
Björn Böhning, a member of the SPD, is reportedly set to become a civil servant state secretary in…
Klingbeil Set to Lead New German Government as Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor
Matthias Miersch, the General Secretary of the SPD, has confirmed that Lars Klingbeil will be appointed as the…
SPD Slams CSU Minister for Rejecting Meat Tax, Demands Alternatives to Finance Animal Welfare
The SPD has called on incoming CSU agriculture minister Rainer to present alternatives after he rejected higher meat…
Eventin Seizure Lawsuit Threatens Ship Cargo Sale to Finance Ministry
An appeal against the seizure was filed at the Financial Court in Greifswald. The heavily oil-laden tanker, which…
BREAKING: German Left’s Warning: New Finance Package ‘Opens the Way for AfD’
A senior official of the German Left party, Ines Schwerdtner, has sharply criticized the planned financial and debt…
BREAKING: Green Finance Minister Demands 300-Billion-Euro War Chest, Igniting Budget Bombshell!
A German finance minister has expressed support for a large special fund for defense, to be decided by…
Breach of Trust” After Bitter Finance Row!
US President Donald Trump has accused the Ukrainian government of being “unhospitable” during the visit of US Financial…
NATO’s Ex-Secretary Stoltenberg Makes Shock Return to Norway as Finance Minister
In the wake of the Norwegian cabinet reshuffle, Jens Stoltenberg, the former NATO Secretary General, has been appointed…
BREAKING: Stoltenberg’s Shock Defection to Norway’s Finance Ministry, Leaving MSC in a Frenzy!
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) must suddenly do without its designated chair, Jens Stoltenberg, due to a last-minute…
BREAKING: German Finance Minister’s Shocking Influence on TV Debate Invite Exposed!
ARD Rejects Report of Scholz’s Condition for TV Debate Participation ARD has rejected a media report claiming that…
German Finance Minister Turns on Union and FDP in a Stinging Pre-Election Rebuke!
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) again sharply criticized the FDP and the Union during the introduction of his…