Starting signal for the 2025 federal budget: Already a billion-dollar gap. Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) wants to set strict limits for his ministerial colleagues this time.
Some put the gap in the budget at 15, others at 25 or even 30 billion euros. Economist Jens Südekum warns the traffic light government against an austerity budget. Lindner has already stated that spending needs to be prioritized more strongly than before. The FDP leader is tackling the process differently from the start.