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Corona crisis: Söder pushes ahead with hammer demand - "biggest tax cut in 30 years"

2020-06-01T07:52:51.105Z


Corona stimulus package: The federal cabinet negotiates on Tuesday. CSU boss Söder is now rushing forward: he wants the "biggest tax cut in 30 years".


Corona stimulus package: The federal cabinet negotiates on Tuesday. CSU boss Söder is now rushing forward: he wants the "biggest tax cut in 30 years".

  • The economy * is suffering as a result of the containment of the Coronavirus * pandemic .
  • The Federal Government therefore plans to negotiate a comprehensive stimulus package on Tuesday .
  • Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) is now pushing forward with a proposal that is likely to have far-reaching consequences.

Munich - On Tuesday negotiates the federal government on an economic stimulus package that in the course of curbing coronavirus * - pandemic * adopted measures * again smooth out and the German economy  is to give a boost.

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) , who had previously brought a ceiling of 100 billion euros into play, has now outlined his demands for the stimulus package in an interview with the world on Sunday . Some points are likely to be very controversial.

Corona crisis: Söder calls for comprehensive tax relief in the economic stimulus package - through the solos

As Welt.de writes, Söder can join demands for a family bonus from the SPD - Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) reportedly wants to support families with 300 euros per child. But Söder himself describes a proposal with a superlative - he even speaks of the "biggest tax cut in years". This means that the abolition of the solidarity surcharge - planned for 2021 - is brought forward to this year. In order to boost domestic demand in times of weak exports, Söder considers the tax cuts to be "imperative".

Furthermore, he speaks in an interview about degressive depreciation, better options for offsetting losses, a reduction in energy costs and an investment program for municipalities .

With regard to the auto industry , Söder said: "It cannot be that France spends eight billion euros on automobile promotion, we nine billion on Lufthansa - but nothing for the heart of our economy." With an innovation bonus that clearly differs from the scrappage bonus distinguish whether he wants to help climate protection and the economy: "We are taking old cars from the market and replacing them with clean vehicles of the latest generation."

Corona / Germany: These are demands from the SPD and the Greens for the economic stimulus package

Söder's push to give the car industry a strong hand is not particularly well received everywhere. Numerous protests are already taking place around the "Fridays for Future" movement:

In the past few weeks #ParentsForFuture from all over Germany have sent over 400 letters with discarded toy cars to # MarkusSöder, #ArminLaschet, #StephanWeil, #WinfriedKretschmann, #AndreasScheuer, #PeterAltmaier and #AngelaMerkel Merkel ... pic.twitter.com/IYnjD1Quc

- Parents4FutureBerlin (@ p4fBerlin) May 31, 2020

Overall, the economic stimulus package should have a total volume of 75 to 80 billion euros, over 60 billion of which should be borne by the federal government, the rest by the states. 

A survey has given the CDU record values ​​- a coalition with the FDP would be possible for the first time.

Source: merkur

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