"Hard but fair": activist accounts for Altmaier - "absolute low point of a miserable traffic policy"

"How does the economy come out of the Corona rigor?" Frank Plasberg speaks in the ARD talk "Hart but fair" with very different guests about billions of aid and tax cuts.

• The corona crisis * and the first easing in Germany are currently shaping the political discussion . 
• There is also a lot of talk about the state of the economy . In  "Tough but fair" (ARD) also goes there on Monday (May 11) to this issue. 
• Frank Plasberg talks to Peter Altmaier and Katja Kipping , among others,  about car premiums, tax cuts and billions in aid.
• Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for Corona protective measures * are currently available.
  

Update 10:40 p.m .: How does the economy come out of the Corona rigid? That was the big question that moderator Frank Plasberg and his guests wanted to answer on Monday first. Of course, there was also talk of a major controversy in recent weeks: is there a purchase premium for cars? According to Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier , there is a lot to be said for the government to help the automotive industry to get the economy back on track. 

"Hard but fair" (ARD): Altmaier for car purchase bonus - "For me it is crucial ..."

"For me, it is crucial whether we end up with more or less climate protection and whether the German economy is retained in its efficient parts," Altmaier emphasized and justified the decision for the auto industry with the large number of employees and suppliers. “We have always seen that if it works well in this area, then the economy as a whole is also doing well. It's not about supporting any behavior in the automotive industry . "

Altmaier gets headwind from left-wing boss Katja Kipping , who looks back on the financial crisis in 2009. "We can see what effect the scrapping bonus 2009 had. That cost taxpayers five billion euros, ”Kipping criticized the Minister of Economic Affairs. The sales figures then rose briefly, but fell again in the following years. In the opinion of the left-wing boss , the premium would only unnecessarily burden the taxpayer. "A bonus like this costs a lot, but it doesn't do anything," concludes Kipping. 

"Tough but fair": climate activist accounts for the federal government - "the absolute low point"

However, climate activist Carla Reemtsma's counter-speech against the Minister of Economy was even stronger  . The student complained angrily about the "audacity of the car lobby " to demand that this premium be a sensible tool. Similar to Kipping, Reemtsma based its opinion on the scrapping premium 2009. "From an ecological point of view, it is in no way an environmental bonus," the activist continues to criticize.  

"Scrapping cars that are still comparatively new is definitely not worth it," explains Reemtsma, before starting to take the final turn. "If it is now seriously discussed the fact that as a call premium could be introduced that would be the absolute low point of an already miserable transport policy of the Federal Republic, which has nothing to do with transport revolution." After this announcement must also Economy Minister Peter Altmaier once air to fetch. 

"Hard but fair": Unconditional "state clay" for corporations? - Explosives for Altmaier and Kipping

Berlin - Today's Monday is about “hard but fair” with moderator Frank Plasberg about the corona crisis , but above all about the time afterwards  . "The shock afterwards - how does the economy come out of the rigidness of Corona?" 

However, the ARD talk does not start at the usual time. Because of a special broadcast - also about the Corona location - "hard but fair" starts at 9.20 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. 

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"Hard but fair" talk with Frank Plasberg (ARD): These guests discuss Germany's economy

Then five very different guests discuss the German economy and the Corona * crisis. Invited to a talk with Frank Plasberg are: 

• Peter Altmaier (CDU, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy)
• Katja Kipping (Left Party Chairwoman; Member of the Bundestag)
• Sarah Stücker (event manager; co-owner of a company for event technology)
• Carla Reemtsma (climate activist; co-organizer of the “Fridays for Future” demos, student)
• Thomas Meyer , entrepreneur (Vice President of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK); President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry NRW)

The topic these guests are talking about is currently of importance for the majority of the German population . Now that the corona easing has been decided more or less generously in the different federal states, further challenges await the government, but also the citizens themselves. 

Is it necessary to the economy now but with  auto premiums to relaunch and tax breaks - and who comes at the end for the billions on which the state into the corona aids infected? These are just two of the pressing questions. 

Economy in the Corona Rigidity? "Lufthansa" becomes a topic at "Hart aber Fair" with Frank Plasberg

Worlds collide in the round table. Katja Kipping (left) is already clear about the topic “ Lufthansa ”. “The Lufthansa Group is calling for government aid in the billions. Under no circumstances should the federal government unconditionally remove state clay, ”is one of its statements. Peter Altmaier (CDU) has a completely different opinion. Lufthansa belongs to the “silverware of our economy”. A “sellout” should be prevented in any case.

#hartaberfair tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. @First on the subject: "The shock afterwards - how does the economy come out of the rigidity of Corona?" Also included: pic.twitter.com/cNwcLPEnHw

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It is not the first time that the corona crisis is a topic in “hard but fair”. The question “The society behind the mask - what is the Corona crisis doing to us?” Has only recently been the subject of heated debate. 

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