The term "Taurus" does not appear anywhere in the detailed proposal from the representatives of the SPD, Greens and FDP. FDP politician Strack-Zimmermann has announced that she will vote with the Union.

This is a breach of the coalition's lack of unity, Dobrindt mocks the government’s lack of oomph. The uncanny explosive power of the Taurus – traffic light coalition facing breaking point. And on the same day two East German FDP MPs announced that they would vote for a CSU initiative.