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Wealthy
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Electric Car Ownership Skewed to Wealthy 1.3% of Low Income German Households Own EVs
In 2023, only 1.3 % of German households with a monthly net household income below €2,600 owned at least…
Greens Target Wealthy Ahead of Key Meeting
The Green Party is intensifying pressure on German Economics Minister Katarina Reiche of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
Wealthy Tenants May Face Fees for Social Housing
The German government is considering a new levy on residents of social housing who earn above a certain…
Greens Accuse Wealthy of Inaction on Chip Shortage
The ongoing semiconductor shortage is triggering a sharp rebuke of German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) from the…
Renewables Growth Faces Wealthy Opposition
Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautioned Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU)…
Wealthy to Fund Tax Cuts Says SPD Leader
The leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Matthias Miersch, has signaled a potential shift in…
Advisors Urge Wealthy to Back Welfare Cuts
A key advisory council to Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has urged Minister Katherina Reiche to advocate…
CDU Lawmaker Open to Higher Tax on Wealthy
A prominent CDU lawmaker has proposed a potential compromise to ongoing budgetary debates, suggesting a willingness to consider…
Greens Accuse Opposition of Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
Members of Germany’s Green Party are sharply criticizing the opposition CDU and its leadership, alleging policies favoring the…
Wealthy Must Pay More For Climate Action
A leading Green Party politician in the German state of Hesse, Mathias Wagner, has advocated for increased financial…
Wealthy Face Tax Hike Push
A growing chorus within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is advocating for the introduction of new taxes and…
Pellmann Slams Wealthy Over Worklife Proposals
A heated debate has emerged in Germany regarding proposed changes to the nation’s pension system and workforce participation,…
CDU: SPD’s Health Insurance Grab for the Wealthy is a Recipe for Social Chaos
German Union’s Labor Chief Rejects Higher Health Insurance Contributions for High-Earners The head of the Christian Democratic Employees’…
US Wealthy Flee to Switzerland Amidst Trump’s Trade War Escalation
Wealthy Americans are increasingly looking to Switzerland as a safe haven for their assets amid heightened tensions and…
‘No Raise for the Wealthy, Solidarity with the Working Class’?
The SPD’s General Secretary, Matthias Miersch, has rejected the employers’ demand for an increase in the retirement age.…