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Germany’s Chemical Industry Sentiment Surges as Electricity Tax Relief Looms
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Hours of negotiations in the coalition committee have not yet brought a breakthrough: Union and SPD have not made decisive progress in the dispute over the level of electricity tax for private consumers.
According to consistent media reports, the black-red coalition committee could not agree on reductions in the electricity tax for private households. Unlike the coalition agreement, the benefits for companies, agriculture and forestry agreed so far remain.
In the coalition committee, an agreement was to be confirmed by chancellor, SPD vice-chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs. However, this would result in a grant of discharge to the population.
The debate on the electricity tax becomes the coalition's first test of burden. In the chancellor's office, the tops of the black and red federal government come together.
The tips of black and red want to smooth the waves after their break of word. What was the government thinking – and are the promised discharges coming after all?
Friedrich Merz wanted to do everything better with black and red than Olaf Scholz with the traffic lights. Now he has to learn that even unity does not protect against dispute.
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