The CSU presents its election program.
There is much more to it - also for the CDU: From tax breaks for “local products” to a craftsman bonus, there are a number of cost factors.
The CSU * wants to decide and present its election program on Friday (23 July) at a retreat in Gmund am Tegernsee.
A draft has already been made public - the 18-page paper contains a large number of tax relief requests (
see initial notification
).
Party leader Markus Söder * appeared in front of the press in the morning (
update from 10.40 a.m.
).
A press conference is to follow at 2 p.m.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from July 23, 2:12 p.m.: As a result,
Söder quickly switched to corona policy - possibly also in view of the program content that has been well known since the early hours of the morning.
He calls for a quick Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) and warns of renewed failures in the Corona policy.
For example, a new entry regulation from September 11th would be useless, then the holiday events would be over.
Söder is in favor of a mandatory test upon arrival in Germany.
“There is already growing concern about Corona.
The holidays will be the corona driver.
When the numbers rise massively across Europe and people travel, that is also quite normal. "
The CSU boss also sees the time running out when it comes to vaccinations for schoolchildren.
A “pupil vaccination program” would be an important part of a new Corona summit, he explains - even if the Stiko has not yet made a recommendation.
"If we wait until the end of August or mid-September, a recommendation comes in, then the subject is definitely over," he warns.
He could not support a MPK for a coffee chat, should one be able to agree on measures, he would be ready, so Söder.
Update from July 23, 2:05 p.m.:
Markus Söder has once again looked for a particularly impressive background motif for the presentation of the CSU election program: Above the Tegernsee, the Christian Socials hold their press conference.
Söder refers to a lecture by Forsa boss Manfred Güllner that was heard at lunchtime - it is now important in the election campaign "not only to criticize the others", but also to clarify the core content.
As such, he names “jobs” and “maintaining modern prosperity in Bavaria” - but prosperity in the Federal Republic should also be continued.
The CSU boss apparently wants to sharpen the Bavarian profile of his party.
The FDP, for example, was tailored to be centralized - a vote for the liberals would weaken Bavaria's voice in Berlin, he warns.
Update from July 23, 1:45 p.m.:
The CSU wants to go on the offensive again with its election program before the federal election: Party leader Markus Söder warned in the morning of an election campaign “in the sleeping car”.
The rushing ahead with their own proposals - apparently not feasible with the CDU - was seen by the competition as a sign of “chaos” among the conservatives.
“With the CSU program, the chaos in the Union is perfect.
It is unclear what applies now - Söder or Laschet? “, Said Greens federal manager Michael Kellner on Friday of the dpa.
The only thing that is clear is that Söder wants tax cuts for the rich, said Kellner.
Söder's party has "no plan to finance their expensive projects," said Kellner.
The co-party leader of the Left, Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, also criticized the advance from Bavaria. The Union lacks "a clear line," said Hennig-Wellsow on Friday the news agency. It is not clear to her how the tax cuts proposed by the CSU are to be financed. "An expansion of borrowing for future investments" would so far exclude the CDU and CSU. "That smells of social cuts that will continue to divide the country," said the left leader.
The deputy chairman of the FDP parliamentary group, Michael Theurer, also considers the CSU's proposals to be dubious.
"The CSU election program is in sharp contradiction to the election promises broken by the CSU and CDU umpteen times during this legislative period and the zigzag course of tax policy their common candidate for chancellor a few days ago," said Theurer of the
Augsburger Allgemeine
.
"The CSU simply promises more to everyone, that is not serious," emphasized the FDP politician.
He was confident that the course of the CDU and CSU could benefit his party at the end of the day.
CSU is planning gigantic tax breaks - and collects scolding from the Greens and the SPD
Update from July 23, 12.45 p.m.:
The CSU wants to go into the election campaign with a huge package of tax relief requests - also in order not to leave the subject matter to the FDP, as party leader Markus Söder admitted
(see previous update)
.
In the meantime, the unapproved election program draft is met with ridicule and alienation from the competition.
The Greens Daniel Bayaz - husband of the Bavarian Greens parliamentary group deputy Katharina Schulze - referred in a tweet on Friday to the unexplained funding of the proposals.
"If you've found out how to do it, please let me know quickly!" He tweeted under the hashtag "Tax Alchemy".
The CDU, too, had recently repeatedly referred to financing problems in the rapid implementation of tax breaks.
The Bavarian SPD, on the other hand, criticized an anti-social approach to the package of demands.
“Of all things, the CSU wants to abolish solos for the rich.
This means that 10 billion will be withdrawn from our community, ”tweeted State Parliament Vice President Markus Rinderspacher.
"People with small and medium incomes are not relieved at Söder."
Söders CSU program: Less tax on "domestic" products - of all things Forsa should help
Update from July 23, 10:40 a.m.:
The CSU wants to contribute to a 30 + x result of the Union in the federal election with a firework of financial bonuses and tax breaks - this was confirmed again by party leader Markus Söder before the election program retreat in Gmund .
Söder highlighted some of the contents of the planned election program that had already been leaked in advance: Including a maximum of 2,400 euros “craftsman bonus”, the mother's pension or even VAT relief for “local food”. The latter should be an incentive to buy local products and thus avoid long-distance transports of food that are harmful to the climate, explained Söder. He also named a “plastic-neutral” Bavaria as a CSU goal.
When it came to the thrust of the proposals, Söder left no doubts open: He emphasized that he did not want to lose second votes to the FDP and Free Voters.
Therefore one should not leave the issues of discharge and middle class to the liberals.
The CSU boss warned against “random majorities” in the event that the Union remained below 30 percent - whoever wanted to strengthen the potential coalition partner FDP could ultimately get a traffic light coalition of the Greens, SPD and FDP *.
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Markus Söder on Friday before the CSU board meeting in Gmund.
© Sven Hoppe / dpa
CSU surprise: Söder invites Forsa - and explains the new title for the election program with beer comparison
Söder also revealed that the CSU had invited the head of the Forsa survey institute, Manfred Güllner, as well as guests from the economy - for example from the Dehoga gastronomy association - to its board meeting. Forsa was the first institute to see the CSU under 40 before the state elections in 2018, he justified the rather surprising choice of the pollster, who is considered to be close to the SPD. It is a "very sensitive institute".
Söder and CSU General Secretary Markus Blume delivered a humorous moment when they declared for the change of name to the CSU program.
Previously this was called the “Bayern Plan”, now it should be called “The CSU Program.
Good for Bavaria.
Good for Germany. "
“The general secretary is responsible,” explained Söder - only to explain the background himself: It is “a program from Bavaria for Bavaria and Germany - but it is not a plan.
It's a program, ”he emphasized.
The illustration of the franc should have raised the eyebrows of passionate beer drinkers: "It's like beer - different brands, but it tastes like beer."
CSU election program leaked: Söder wants bonus and tax reduction fireworks in the election campaign
Gmund - Almost two months before the federal election *, the CSU wants to decide on its election program on Friday.
The draft of the paper, however, reached the public even before the short board meeting in the tranquil town of Gmund am Tegernsee.
At the top of the CSU wish list: Billions in relief for citizens and companies.
And a new heart issue from party leader Markus Söder *: climate protection.
CSU before the federal election: Söder and Co. present election program - fuel for the CDU too
The design with the title “The CSU program.
Good for Bavaria.
Good for Germany. ”Went to the board members on Thursday evening.
The comparatively short 18-page paper certainly contains some explosives - especially for the sister party CDU.
It had recently slowed down on the subject of tax benefits *.
The CSU is now adding one tax relief demand to the next in its program, as reported by the dpa, among others.
There is not only the desire for a permanent reduction in VAT for the catering industry to seven percent beyond the Corona crisis.
"This will relieve our gastronomy after the corona pandemic and strengthen our classic Bavarian inn culture," according to the dpa in the draft.
The CSU also names the permanent reduction in VAT for regional food as a political goal for the coming election period.
A “separate, reduced VAT rate” is to apply to domestic products in the future.
The exact amount is not mentioned in the program.
A reduced VAT rate of seven percent currently applies to most groceries.
Furthermore, the CSU calls for the commuter flat rate to be linked to the annual average price for carbon dioxide (CO2): “The guideline should be: 10 cents more at the pump will make 1 cent more flat rate for commuters in the future,” says the draft.
CSU wants to go into the election campaign with tax cuts and charities: From solos to "child splitting"
In addition, the CSU formulates the already known demands for further tax relief in its election program: including the complete abolition of the solos, the lowering of corporate taxes, the relief of families and single parents, for example through a new "child splitting", the existing spouse splitting at the Supplement tax. The third stage of the mother's pension is expressly mentioned as a basic condition for the CSU to participate in government after the election.
According to the wishes of the CSU, the parental allowance is to be extended to up to 16 months;
"This is how we relieve parents and give them more financial leeway," it says in support of the rationale.
The CSU is demanding a four billion euro investment program from the federal government to expand day-care facilities.
The federal participation in the costs of childcare amounting to two billion euros is also to be continued over the long term beyond 2022.
CSU presents election program: Bitter pills for Laschet?
"Germany is facing a change of epoch," it says right at the beginning of the paper - similar to the CDU program. With a view to the pandemic, the CSU emphasizes: “We can only leave the crisis behind with renewed momentum. We want new growth instead of more taxes, more government and more debt. ”The fact that not all of the content is acceptable to the Christian Democrats of Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet * is also in the nature of things. The CSU program is intended to supplement the joint election program of the CDU and CSU, which was decided weeks ago, here are many points that the CDU initially did not want to take over for itself.
"Our CSU program follows the basic conviction: What is good for Bavaria is also good for Germany," said General Secretary Markus Blume of the dpa.
"The CSU program is the promise that we will turn Bavarian interests into national political convictions." The CSU stands for tax relief, pension fairness and the unification of economy and ecology.
CSU plans: craftsman bonus, climate bonus, special program for the railways
Furthermore, the CSU relies on a doubling of the craftsman bonus in the election program.
The tax bonus should therefore be fixed at 2400 euros in order to push modernization and climate-protecting renovations.
In addition, the construction of solar systems is also to be given greater support for businesspeople through tax advantages.
The CSU explicitly calls for the reintroduction of the so-called declining balance depreciation for rental housing construction. As a contribution to climate protection, the CSU is also calling for a special federal program for the reactivation of selected old railway lines in Bavaria and Germany, if necessary also for converting them into cycle superhighways or lanes for autonomous buses. In addition, the federal government is calling for a further special program for the barrier-free expansion of train stations. Already on Wednesday Söder had made some climate demands on the federal government * in a government statement.
A climate bonus for private households is also intended to create more incentives for climate protection. Purchases of climate-friendly refrigerators or washing machines should become more attractive for consumers. In general, the aim must be to combine climate protection and economic growth in such a way that deindustrialization of the country is prevented. (
dpa / fn
) *
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