Corona: "We won't get out that quickly" - Merz open to unexpected steps

CDU politician Friedrich Merz said in an interview that he thinks tax increases are possible.

He also spoke on the subject of the CDU chairmanship.

Berlin - In the

, the federal government

take on

large

for state aid such as

benefits.

In an interview with Handelsblatt,

now

speaks

about possible tax increases.

Nobody can say in what state the

, but a

hike

is currently

ruled out.

"We are not allowed to

in Germany now

." The SPD had dared to make a corresponding attempt to

raise

for high earners.

Merz rejects this.

The regulation mainly affects small and medium-sized enterprises, which puts jobs at risk.

However, even the CDU politician, who is known to be business-friendly, can

generally imagine

in the future.

In the current situation, it is also dubious to announce tax cuts or to

rule out

entirely, ”

*

explained

in the interview.

Coronavirus will affect the household for a long time due to school admission

Merz

believes that

a

*, in short the “black zero”, is

possible.

“In the long term, a balanced budget must also be achievable,” he says.

However, the impact of the

* will also be

recognizable

in the

in the future

.

"

We will not get out of this crisis

as quickly as

we are

out of the

crisis," emphasized

and added: "We are using the exception

rules of

the

now and in the coming year

, we should comply with them again from 2022."

The

did not

answer

in the interview

whether

will run for a Bundestag mandate in 2021

.

He will only “decide after the federal party congress” about this.

There it is clear whether

elected party chairman or whether he will

lose to

or the

.

But

is confident in this context: "I'm playing for victory, not for space," he explains.

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