The Green Party's leader wants to use an investment package to boost the German economy.
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| Ricarda Lang |
In light of Germany's stagnant economy, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen federal leader Ricarda Lang has called for a "new investment agenda for Germany". She endorsed the climate protection investment premium put up by FDP Finance Minister Christian Lindner for businesses that make investments in energy and resource efficiency in the ARD summer interview. But she requested more actions. Lang also argued in favor of targeted aid over broad tax cuts.
The Green Party leader claimed that Germany needed to be protected as a location and that industries needed to be kept from moving. This necessitates the lower industrial power price Robert Habeck, Federal Minister of Economics (Greens), has suggested. For energy-intensive companies who are suffering from the high rates, this should result in lower electricity prices.
The second is making investments in public infrastructure, like hospitals or railways, for instance, to create a nation that just functions. In the end, those who contributed to the success need to share in it, maybe through a Federal Collective Bargaining Act.
Lang also pledged the environment funding already included in the coalition agreement. The Ministry of Finance would have to take the necessary next measures in this. By the end of the year, the payment system must be ready. The purpose of the climate money is to provide societal compensation for CO2 price.
She argued that economic and social concerns require more attention. This hasn't always been accomplished by her party. Wherever there is economic uncertainty, anxiety thrives, which is advantageous to the AfD. Instead of these worries of being demoted, "we need promises of promotion."
On economic issues, the Greens and FDP differ
The Green MP was certain that the SPD, Greens, and FDP traffic light alliance would agree on measures. We will handle that like a traffic light, I'm sure of it. Together, we will put together a plan that will boost the economy and, most importantly, protect the economic underpinning for our prosperity.
The gross domestic product remained unchanged in the second quarter compared to the first, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The Greens and the FDP disagree on the appropriate course of economic policy. Andreas Audretsch, the Green Party's parliamentary group leader, has pushed for investments in "future technologies" and a tax on industrial power.
Recent investment impulses from the Greens were met with a negative response from the FDP. According to FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai to the dpa news agency, the economics minister should finally take positive action and provide an offensive plan for Germany's competitiveness rather than continuously requesting billions for subsidy programs.
Source: Zeit.de