Kretschmann considers "material losses" to be acceptable
Created: 04/25/2022, 22:10
Winfried Kretschmann, Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg.
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Baden-Württemberg's head of government, Winfried Kretschmann, believes that the state cannot cushion all of the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine for German consumers.
"It will not go without restrictions," said the Green politician on Monday evening at a panel discussion in the "Stuttgarter Zeitung".
Ten years ago, prosperity was significantly lower than it is today, and yet people didn't live "on trees" back then.
Stuttgart - "You don't have to pretend that material losses in prosperity are something that goes to well-being." Kretschmann added with regard to higher heating and petrol costs: "For people who are really hard hit because they have low incomes anyway , we have a well-developed welfare state that has to take action there.”
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The Green spoke out against "watering can benefits".
"Making petrol cheaper for everyone now cannot be the solution," said Kretschmann.
"I really can't get used to that." Instead, one has to invest in the energy transition, for example, to make oneself less dependent on Russian gas.
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