2024-10-14 13:29:09
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SPD's Ambitious Economic Reforms Stir Debate
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To boost sales, the SPD wants to introduce a purchase premium for electric cars. It also criticizes Friedrich Merz (CDU), who insults the employees as lazy and denies them good wages and secure pensions.
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Controversial Bonus of the Traffic Light Coalition: This is not communicable
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The traffic light coalition decided on a 1,000-euro bonus for long-term unemployed people in the growth package. The bonus is controversial, as it does not appear to be communicable for many.
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Social Leasing: Many Open Questions
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The CDU politicians Liese and Radtke are calling for a social leasing model for electric cars to support low-income earners. However, recipients of citizen's income are excluded from this, even though they would need the bonus the most. Such a subsidy would be better than a relaxation of the CO2 fleet limits. It is questionable whether the subsidy will help German automakers, as they are not known for affordable models. Perhaps this could be an incentive for VW & Co. to bring a cheap electric..
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Criticism of the SPD tax reform: Merz shocked - What top earners have to fear
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The SPD is planning an income tax reform that is intended to relieve 95% of taxpayers and be financed by a stronger burden on the top 1% of earners. Union chancellor candidate Merz criticizes this as a farewell to the social market economy, as this would lead to a tax burden of 60% for the top 1% of earners and trigger a downturn and emigration. The SPD Secretary General accuses Merz of not having the mass of employees in mind in his criticism. According to media reports, the income tax reform..
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