[HIGHLIGHTS] Cities are calling for improvements to the growth package

Cities are calling for improvements to the growth package. The Union only wants to agree to the law if the SPD, Greens and FDP waive the planned abolition of the tax break for agricultural diesel.

Without changes, the Growth Opportunities Act would lead to tax losses of nine billion euros at the local level by 2027, according to the Association of Cities. Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU) told the dpa: “We expect a strengthening package for the economy and agriculture”