The coming relief packages should be precisely targeted in the form of transfers for those on low incomes. In times of inflation, the efficiency of government fiscal policy is of particular importance. Additional spending projects should be critically examined accordingly. In the face of acute...

The current coalition’s budget negotiations for 2024 are proving to be very difficult. For the first time since 2010, there is talk of consolidation measures to meet the requirements of the debt brake. The sudden budget dispute does not have its origins in worsening revenue prospects, but in...

Die drohende Zahlungsunfähigkeit Griechenlands hat die EWU-Staaten zu immer neuen Unterstützungsaktionen veranlasst. Die Banken sollen sich an den Maßnahmen beteiligen. Die Vereinbarungen dazu sind in ihrer Konsequenz allerdings schwer zu durchschauen. Wer wird hier eigentlich zu welchen...