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In fact, the Union and the SPD wanted to reduce the electricity tax for all, but that is too expensive, according to his finance minister, Chancellor Merz. The factions are protesting. The issue is likely to end up in the coalition committee.
The Federal Government does not keep a central promise from the coalition agreement. Consumers are not included in the electricity tax.
It's perhaps the first big patzer of the new Merz government. Black-red doesn't keep the electric tax promise.
Germany is at the forefront of electricity prices. Only in a few countries is electricity even more expensive. The government has already promised relief in the coalition agreement – but the project is wobbly.
At the same time, the German citizen is allowed to hear that he is paying the world's highest electricity prices – and that it is supposed to remain exactly that way. Because the government's promise to reduce energy taxes has been broken. Media such as "Chip" are currently reporting that the world's average price is 15 cents per kilowatt hour. Global Petrol Prices has evaluated electricity prices from 143 countries to reach this value. And what…
Although the government promised relief, electricity prices remain expensive for most people, causing anger and disappointment.
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