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Volker Wissing is irritated by statements from possible coalition partners
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Before the planned start of the negotiations at the working level on a traffic light coalition, there is irritation between the potential government partners on the subject of reducing the burden on small and medium incomes.
FDP General Secretary Volker Wissing has warned the possible coalition partners of the SPD and the Greens against a relapse "into election campaign mode".
“First of all, I'm surprised that the tax increases that the SPD and the Greens called for in the election campaign should constantly be used for something else.
First for climate protection, now for relief, «Wissing told the newspapers of the Funke media group.
"But it doesn't get us any further if every negotiating partner talks about what he would do if he could rule alone."
Wissing responded to statements made by SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz and Greens boss Robert Habeck on the ARD program Anne Will, according to which the Liberals, with their resistance to tax increases, prevented lower and middle income burdens.
Wissing made it clear that he still believes such relief is possible.
“In any case, it would be more than appropriate.
So we keep an eye on them, ”he said.
“Even if the tax relief isn't listed in the exploratory paper, that doesn't mean we won't talk about it anymore.
We are only at the beginning of the coalition negotiations. "
Tax increases "investment killer par excellence"
At the same time, Wissing defended his party's course against tax increases: “We need investments in climate neutrality, especially in the private sector.
And tax increases are the absolute investment killer. "
Around a month after the federal election, working groups of the SPD, Greens and FDP start their negotiations on a future government alliance on Wednesday.
The aim of the SPD, FDP and the Greens is to agree on a coalition agreement by the end of November.
Scholz could then be elected Chancellor at the beginning of December.
Before that, however, the three parties would have to approve the negotiated government program in grassroots surveys or at party conferences.
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