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The federal government is running out of money – now the Chancellor is speaking out
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) speaks in the Bundestag
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After the BGH ruling, the traffic light government is suddenly faced with a 60 billion euro hole in its budget. How are you supposed to stuff that? This is what Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz says about the gap in the budget.
In a government statement to the Bundestag, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) commented on the consequences of the Karlsruhe budget ruling for his government’s policies. After the Chancellor’s speech, which was scheduled to last 25 minutes, the opposition wants to take a hard line against Scholz’s government’s budget policy.
On Monday, the Federal Cabinet approved a supplementary budget, which is intended to put the financial planning for the current year on a basis that complies with the Basic Law. The Bundestag is scheduled to discuss this draft for the first time on Friday. The opposition called on Scholz to use his government statement to change course. “The Chancellor must announce a fundamental change in his policy,” demanded Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz (CDU). “I expect a second turnaround speech with significant corrections.”
Government statement
Florian Schillat
Thoroughness takes precedence over speed, that’s what the traffic light leaders have been emphasizing again and again since the judge’s ruling in Karlsruhe. Nevertheless: the gong sounds at exactly 10 a.m., Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) opens the meeting – and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has to interrupt his chat with co-Green party leader Britta Haßelmann. Let’s go.
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Jan Rosenkranz
Day of the truth. Well, let’s say, first information day. Chancellor Olaf Scholz will speak in the Bundestag in a few minutes about a government statement. It’s, of course, about the ruling from Karlsruhe and this question: How to get out of the budget mess?
What will the Chancellor say?
How will the opposition leader react?
Here you will find out. It starts at 10 a.m. sharp!
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