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Felbermayr Praises Halt On Alleged Tax Relief Spending
Gabriel Felbermayr, proponents of a new economic approach, welcomed the Federal Council’s decision to halt the planned “relief…
Federal States Warn Against Airline Tax Cut Fears Threaten Transport Investment Spending
The German federal states have issued warnings that the planned reduction of the air traffic tax, set to…
Merz Demands Bundeswehr Must Be Ready to Fight Tonight Boosts Defense Spending
CDU candidate Friedrich Merz emphasized the need for continuous, substantial investment in the German Armed Forces. Speaking at…
German GDP Rises First Quarter Driven by Strong Consumption Spending
According to the Federal Statistical Office, Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3 percent in the first…
Wagenknecht Slams Government Budget Calling It Massive Debt Spending
Sahra Wagenknecht, co-founder of BSW, criticized the federal government regarding the draft budget for the coming year. Speaking…
Inflation Woes Force Majority to Scale Back Daily Spending
According to a recent survey by the opinion research institute Forsa, 58 percent of respondents reported having to…
Defense Spending Drives Germany’s Budget Planning
Germany’s budget planning is being heavily influenced by rising defense expenditures. According to government circles, the planned defense…
Care Services Skyrocket Share of German Healthcare Spending
Healthcare expenditure for nursing services is rising significantly faster than total healthcare spending. According to data released by…
Global Military Spending Hits Record High of $2.887 Trillion in 2025
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military expenditures reached a new peak of $2.887…
German Defense Makers Double Due to War and Increased Spending
The number of German companies in the armaments sector has more than doubled since the Russian invasion of…
Union Warns Against Debt Spending Following Iran Crisis
The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag has issued a strong warning against using external conflicts, such as…
Merz Demands EU Budget Cuts Elects New Spending Priorities
At the opening of the informal meeting of the European Council in Cyprus, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU)…
German Spending on Education Research and Science Jumps 5 Percent in 2024
In 2024, the total spending by public and private sectors on education, research, and science in Germany amounted…
German Leaders Debate Spending Cuts for Social Welfare
A working group comprising representatives from the federal government, states, and municipalities is advising on potential savings within…
German Subsidies Offer Little Growth Boost Despite Massive 2026 Spending
According to a subsidy report presented in Berlin from the Freiburger institute, the German state plans to allocate…
One in Five Health Apps Prove Useless Spending Millions From Insurers
Since the regulatory inclusion of Digital Health Applications (DiGAs) in 2020, statutory health insurance funds have spent 400…
German Health Spending Rises to €538.2 Billion in 2024
German health spending reached €538.2 billion in 2024, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Thursday. That equals €6,444…
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…
Germany’s R&D Spending Climbs 3.8% to 137.1 Billion Euros in 2024
Germany’s research and development budget rose by 3.8 % in 2024, reaching €137.1 billion. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis),…
Public Per‑Student Spending Rises to 10,500 Euros in 2024 for Public Schools
Public budgets spent an average of €10,500 per pupil at state‑run schools in 2024. According to provisional data…
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.…
Employers Demand Merz Rapidly Deliver Reform Package with Tax Cuts, Lower Social Spending and Bureaucracy Reduction
Employers are losing patience with the black‑red government and are urging Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to promptly deliver a…
Ifo CEO Says Income Tax Relief Only Realistic With Spending Cuts, Fuest Criticizes Linnemann’s Plan
The president of the Munich Ifo Institute, Clemens Fuest, thinks that the Federal Government’s proposal to ease the…
German Citizen Benefit Spending Jumps to 57.1 Billion Euros in 2024
In 2024, total payments from the federal government, states and municipalities toward the Bürgergeld rose to €57.1 billion, according…
Young Union Spots Tens of Billions in Social Spending Savings, Pressures SPD in Reform Debate
Johannes Winkel, the chairman of the Junge Union (JU), is raising the stakes in the debate over social reforms, thereby…
SoVD Urges Halt to Social Spending as Germany’s Poverty Risk Grows
The rising rate of people at risk of poverty has led the Social Association Germany (SoVD) to caution…
Van Aken Advocates Peaceful Defense: Berlin to Maintain Military Readiness While Rejecting Additional Arms Spending
Jan van Aken, chair of the Left Party, has called for a Bundesrepublik that is capable of a military…
GDP Grows 0.3 Percent in Q4 2025 Driven by Private and Public Spending
Germany’s gross domestic product grew 0.3 % in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter when…
Hessian Premier Criticises Recipient States Over Spending in State Financial Equalisation
The Hessian Minister President Boris Rhein (CDU) criticized how recipient states spend money in the federal budget transfers.“It can’t…
Study Finds Germany Heavily Dependent on U.S. Defense Supplies Despite Rising Military Spending
Globally, two‑thirds of all defense‑sector startups are located in the United States. The superpower also dominates the large‑enterprise…
Military Spending Risks Debt Surge
A new study from the Düsseldorf Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research (IMK) is issuing a stark…
East Germany Boosts Childcare Spending
A new study by the Institute for German Economy (IW) in Cologne has revealed significant disparities in public…
Consultant Spending Drops for German Government
A significant reduction in spending on external consultants marked 2024 for the German federal government, according to a…
Germany Approves 50 Billion Euro Military Spending
The German Bundestag’s budget committee has authorized procurement contracts valued at nearly €50 billion for the Bundeswehr (German…
Big Firms Cut Climate Spending Mittelstand Steps Up
The commitment of Germany’s largest corporations to climate protection has demonstrably weakened, according to a new report released…
Military Spending Scrutiny Intensifies
Bundeswehr Arms Procurement Push Sparks Parliamentary Concerns A flurry of impending decisions regarding German arms acquisitions is drawing…
Education Spending Soars to Record High
Public investment in education across Germany reached approximately €198 billion in 2024, a nominal increase of 7% and…
AfD US Trip Sparks Spending Controversy
A delegation of German lawmakers from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is preparing for a multi-day trip…
Black Friday Spending Set to Surge in Germany
A Deep Dive into German Consumer Behavior and its Implications Germany’s annual “Black Friday” frenzy is revealing a…
Germany Outspends Nordic Nations in Social Spending
A newly released study by the German Institute for Economic Research (IW) reveals a significant shift in Germany’s…
Scholz Urges Social Spending Protection
The spectre of social cuts looms large over Germany as Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) issued a stark warning…
Spending Sentiment Sinks
Consumer confidence in Germany continues its downward spiral, fuelled by a significant deterioration in consumer income expectations revealed…
Taxpayer Group Slams Parliament Spending
A storm of criticism is brewing in Germany as the Federal Taxpayers’ Association accuses the ruling CDU/CSU and…
Germany Approves Massive Military Spending
The German Bundestag is poised to approve a significant wave of military procurement contracts on Wednesday, totaling approximately…
Germany Considers Defense Spending Flexibility
The German Finance Ministry is reportedly exploring a further relaxation of the stringent debt brake, potentially excluding interest…
Germany Debates Spending Amid Reform Promises
The Green Party’s top candidate for the upcoming state election in Baden-Württemberg, Cem Özdemir, has voiced concerns regarding…
Military Spending Boosts German Economy
The Hesse State Premier, Boris Rhein, has called for an end to the ongoing debate surrounding inheritance tax,…
Stocks Surge on US Spending Data
The German stock market concluded the week on a positive note, with the DAX index gaining traction throughout…
Government Faces Spending Demands
A recent analysis of the 2026 federal budget by the German Federal Audit Court has sharply criticized the…
Military Recruitment Spending Doubles After Ukraine War
The German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has significantly increased its spending on recruitment advertising since the onset of…
Germany Eyes Major Military Spending Spree
The German Ministry of Defence intends to present 81 major procurement projects to the Budget and Defence Committees…
Employers Demand Social Security Spending Cuts
Germany’s leading employers’ association, Gesamtmetall, is urging the federal government to prevent further increases in social security contributions,…
Greens Slam Coalition’s Spending Priorities
The Green Party has voiced criticism of the governing coalition’s budgetary priorities, urging a reconsideration of certain spending…
Söder Proposes Billions in Spending Cuts
A significant austerity package has been proposed by Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and…
German Economic Advisor Criticizes Government Spending Plans
Germany’s leading economic advisor, Monika Schnitzer, has publicly critiqued the current coalition government’s budgetary and economic policies, voicing…
Grimm Urges Germany to Slash Spending by Billions
A leading German economic advisor is urging the federal government to implement substantial spending cuts, potentially reaching up…
Germans Support Defense Spending Hesitant to Fight
A recent survey reveals a complex perspective among German citizens regarding national defense and security. Conducted by Forsa…
Study Finds Infrastructure Spending Misses Mark
A recent study by the Ifo Institute suggests that increased state investment in infrastructure requires a more targeted…
SPD Defends Spending Plan
SPD parliamentary group leader, Dirk Wiese, has strongly defended the significant borrowing outlined in Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s…
Dax Falls Amid Trump Spending Concerns
The DAX, Germany’s leading stock index, began trading on Friday morning with a slight decline. As of approximately…
BREAKING: German Government in Secretive Move, Abolishes Arms Reports, Raises Fears of Unchecked Military Spending
In a move that has raised concerns about parliamentary oversight, the German government has decided to forgo the…
Germany Leads the Charge as Allies Unite on Defense Spending
In a historic agreement, NATO member states, including Germany, have pledged to increase defense spending to a total…
Europe’s Defense Spending to Soar as Russia’s Shadow Looms Large
At the start of the second day of the NATO summit in The Hague, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
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…
Government Ministries Overrun Budget with Extravagant Spending Demands
Germany’s Federal Government Presents Ambitious Budget Wishes Amid Record Debt Concerns Despite a projected record debt, Germany’s new…
Government’s Secret Spending on External Advisors Exposed
The Federal Audit Office has criticized the German government for increasing its spending on external consultants, which has…
Germany Says Nein to EU’s Big Spending Spree
Berlin Pushes for EU Budget Reforms, Rejects New Debt and Increased German Contribution The German government has released…
SPD Leader Sets the Stage for a Defense Spending Clash
The SPD’s parliamentary group leader, Matthias Miersch, has expressed skepticism about increasing the percentage of defense spending, just…
Scandal of Wasteful Spending and Mismanagement
Berlin’s Largest Refugee Shelter Under Fire for Operating Conditions and Contracts A recent investigation by RTL and Stern…
GKV President Calls for Spending Moratorium to Prevent Contribution Hikes
The President of the GKV-Spitzenverband, Doris Pfeiffer, has called for immediate actions from the new Federal Minister of…
Germany’s Foreign Minister Calls for 5% of GDP for Defense Spending
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) has joined the call by US President Donald Trump for Germany and…
Healthcare Costs in Nursing Homes Surge Nearly Double in Decade, Outpacing Overall Spending Growth
Over the past decade, healthcare expenses in nursing facilities have nearly doubled. According to the Federal Statistical Office,…
Imports Fuel Decline, Consumer Spending Weakens.
The US economy surprisingly contracted by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first negative…
Record Spending on Citizen’s Income Hits 46.7 Billion Euros: CDU Calls for Abolition
The costs of citizens receiving unemployment benefits have reached a record high of 46.7 billion euros last year.…
Arms Spending: The Capital Lobby’s Deceptive Economic Boost
The economy’s profit motive drives the lobbying industry to spread misinformation about the benefits of increased military spending.…
Trump Unleashes $1 TRILLION Military Spending Spree!
US President Donald Trump Announces Record-Billion Defense Budget US President Donald Trump announced a record-high defense budget of…
BUDGET BOMBSHELL: CDU’s Likely New Chancellor to Rethink Social Spending?
Germany’s Next Chancellor to Make Tough Decisions on Social Expenditures Germany’s likely next Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is expected…
BREAKING: Left Party EXPOSED: The Dirty Secret Behind Their Failed Coup to Block German Arms Spending
A German party, the Left, has rejected a proposal by its former faction leader, Sahra Wagenknecht, to convene…
RED ALERT: China’s Military Spending Soars, Global Tensions Reach a Boiling Point!
China’s military budget is expected to increase significantly, with the government proposing a 7.2% rise to approximately 1.78…
220 Billion Euros of New Spending?
The German Federal Bank has presented its own proposal for the reform of the federal debt brake. According…
Experts Demand Massive Defense Spending and Pension Cuts
Economic Expert Monika Schnitzer Provides Details on Proposed ‘Defense Fund’ Monika Schnitzer, the head of the economic experts,…
BREAKING: SPD’s Top Secrecy on Defense Spending Revealed, But What’s Really at Stake?
German Social Democratic Party’s General Secretary Matthias Miersch has maintained a neutral stance regarding potential special funds for…
UK to Sacrifice Foreign Aid for a Stronger Military, as Starmer’s Shocking Spending Shift Rocks the Nation!
Britain to Increase Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 The British government has announced plans to…
‘Exempt Military Spending from Fiscal Rules’ to Counter Russia
German economists advocate for new debt to finance German military. The President of the Kiel Institute of the…
Greens Demand Billions in Spending
Just days before the German federal election, the Green Party’s top leaders are calling for an “education turnaround”…
Military Spending and Arms Production to Surge Amid Russian Threat and Transatlantic Pressure
EU’s “Defense of Europe” Concept Revisited The idea of a “European Defense” has a long history, dating back…
Merz Secures Party’s Endorsement for Election Spending Spree
Union’s Chancellor Candidate Friedrich Merz Receives Support from CSU for Election Fund Boost At the CSU party convention…
20% of Retirees on Brink of Poverty, Experts Warn of Devastating Consequences of Military Spending Over Retirement Funds
The number of pensioners considered at risk of poverty has increased by 300,000 in the past year. This…
German Minister Unveils Sobering Reality of NATO Spending
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has rejected the demand made by US President…
EU Leaders Demanded to Boost Military Spending Amid Russia’s Looming Threat
EU and NATO Leaders to Discuss Defense Spending at Upcoming Summits The 23 EU member states that are…
Trump’s Spending Demand Ignites a European Revolution in Defense!
Warsaw has reaffirmed its support for Donald Trump’s demand that NATO member states increase their military spending to…
Green Leader’s Military Spending Plan Revealed
In a recent interview with the German news magazine “Spiegel”, the Green Party’s candidate for Chancellor, Robert Habeck,…
‘Healthcare’s a Spending Problem, Not a Revenue One’!
Economist Martin Werding has sharply criticized the proposal by Green party’s chancellor candidate Robert Habeck to use capital…
US on the Hook for More Military Spending?
The outgoing US Defense Minister, Lloyd Austin, has recommended a 50 billion US dollar increase in defense spending…
Poland Leads Charge to Boost Defense Spending
Warsaw is supporting the call by the designated US President Donald Trump for NATO member states to increase…
A New Era of Spending?
Green Party Chief Felix Banaszak clearly stands behind the demand of Chancellor candidate Robert Habeck for significantly more…
‘Boost Defense Spending or Face the Consequences!’
Facing the increasing global threats, NATO is urging Germany to significantly increase its defense spending quickly. “Germany is…
Pistorius’ Plea for More Military Spending Ignites National Debate
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has called for an increase in defense spending of more than two…
BREAKING: Germany’s Shocking $6.5 Million Spending Spree on Experimental Army Camouflage Uniforms!
Development of the new Bundeswehr service uniforms has cost millions so far. “A total of around five million…