Berlin - Tax cuts, yes or no, and when, in particular? In the black-yellow coalition negotiations, the question, the number is 1 In view of the empty treasury and the debt explosion is the margin is very low.
The breaking point: The FDP makes the formation of a black-yellow coalition of tax relief depends. Chancellor Merkel, it says in the "mirror", so take your foot off the brake a little. From the table seems to be against the rapid increase in child benefits and child allowances from 1 January.
Chancellery Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU), the Liberals had offered in talks to provide, by 2013 for low taxes and invest in its future 20 billion euros from the federal budget.
Together with the countries we would share it on a volume of 25 billion euros. Two thirds of the remainder should be spent on education to tax cuts. That is less than that required by the FDP 35 billion. But now it also recognized that it is not rapid and large tax cuts could be reduced. For calculations have shown that, under current state by 2013 is already nearly 300 billion Euros worth of new debt must be made.
To fund the gifts but to think Merkel to putting the new debt brake override, required by law until 2013, the savings of around 30 billion euros. The trick: allow a special rule in "extraordinary emergency" to accumulate more debt. But this will not turn the FDP.
Nothing is expected (from the child benefit increase Total cost: around 10 billion euros), which already seemed home and dry - as little as from the rapid increase in family allowances in 8004 euros. Starting in January, the tax should only subsistence for children of Euro 6024 now be adjusted to inflation, says the "Focus". Back in the raffle on the other hand, the car toll. It brought into play FDP transport expert Döring. It was an "option".
There is also confusion about the question of longer-term maturities of nuclear power plants. Thus, Merkel did not want to commit themselves now - with a view of the important state election in May in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The choice firmly in view and Prime Minister Juergen Ruettgers. He expects the new government to renounce cuts and warned of tough reforms to Hartz IV, "Hartz IV" is unjust. "The Schonvermögen must be increased and also allows the unemployed people can earn more without reducing services.
