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Laschet rejects FDP demand for tax cuts

2021-05-19T10:34:39.822Z


The FDP speaks of tax breaks after the federal election - and is rejected by CDU boss Laschet. "Tax cuts are not the first thought that comes to my mind in view of this budgetary position."


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CDU candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet

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In North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet's CDU reacts with the FDP - after the federal election, the Union's candidate for chancellor could again be faced with the question of whether he will enter into an alliance with the liberals.

They recently called for tax breaks for the post-election period.

However, they do not meet with much approval from Laschet.

"Tax relief and tax cuts are not the first thought that comes to my mind in view of this budgetary situation," said Laschet.

Germany will "face major budget problems as a result of the pandemic after the federal election."

The country will then be faced with the "ambitious task of enabling so much economic growth so that we can get back to solid state finances."

The FDP had made it clear at their federal party conference on the weekend that they would not participate in a federal government after the election that would increase the burden on citizens and companies.

Rather, it wants to provide relief by shifting the tax rate;

According to the Liberals, the top tax rate should only apply if the income is higher than before.

Laschet has named the FDP as the preferred partner in the federal government.

Conceivable coalitions with the participation of the Union are also black-green or a Jamaican alliance made up of the Union, FDP and Greens.

But Laschet also took a stand against recent demands by the Greens.

This is what he called attempts to abolish short-haul flights and to make cheap holiday flights more expensive, populist and "without any impact on climate policy."

Debate about Billgflieger

Both the Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock and the SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz recently brought such demands into play. Baerbock had said on the weekend of the "Bild am Sonntag": "There should be no more short-haul flights in perspective." Even cheap prices such as 29 euros for Mallorca flights should no longer exist if you are serious about climate policy. Scholz had previously told ProSieben that it would take action against cheap flights and set a price limit.

Laschet asked how Baerbock was going to implement their demands.

"What is a short distance?" You have to get from A to B quickly.

"And if it goes faster by train, people will use the train." The Greens would have to be ready to change planning law and approval procedures so that it would not take 20 to 25 years before a new railway line was ready.

"In case of doubt, a flight price increase of 50 to 60 euros affects a low-income earner who makes such a vacation trip once a year," said Laschet.

"I am very astonished that the SPD is saying goodbye to ordinary people with such populist demands."

mrc / dpa

Source: spiegel

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