The criticism of the Federal Government’s decision on electricity tax does not tear off.
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) in a joint letter call for promise to meet promises.
The electricity tax must therefore be reduced for all companies. The new federal government had started with a clear profile and has set itself the task of relieving the economy. “A broken word has now been delivered,” says the letter that is available to the German Press Agency. The fact that the new federal government – once again – only relieved the industry is disappointing and incomprehensible.
The letter also went equally to Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche (CDU) as well as the parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) and Matthias Miersch (SPD).
After a coalition committee, the leaders from Union and SPD had confirmed to steer the lowering of electricity tax for the producing industry on Wednesday. Despite the broad criticism, there should be no reduction for all companies and for private households for the time being – this was announced by the CDU, CSU and SPD in the coalition agreement.
However, all measures of the coalition agreement are subject to financing reservation. Merz and Klingbeil defended the course for electricity tax and referred to household constraints.
Associations: Doubts to the government
The association’s letter states that the new government has promised broad relief in the exuberant bureaucracy, in the much too high energy costs and, last but not least, an upswing for Germany. “The results of the coalition committee give considerable doubts about the seriousness of the new federal government’s projects.”
Retail, wholesale and foreign trade employed more employees in Germany than the German automotive industry, the chemical industry and German mechanical engineering, it continues. “The electricity tax for everyone is in the coalition agreement. Our companies have prepared for this. Now hundreds of million euros are missing in business planning.” This would have to be important investments.