New debt: Corona crisis will burden national budgets for decades

New debt: Corona crisis will burden national budgets for decades

Germany New borrowing Corona crisis will burden national budgets for decades – – Status: 5:51 a.m. | Reading time: 3 minutes – – – The pandemic has driven up new indebtedness in the countries Source: dpa / Michael Kappeler – – The corona pandemic could be overcome within the next year. But the federal states … Read more

Green housekeeper warns of austerity rounds after the corona crisis

Green housekeeper warns of austerity rounds after the corona crisis

– An investment program with 500 billion euros by 2030 is necessary, said Kindler. “In times of historically low interest rates, we want to reform the debt brake so that future net investments can be financed through loans.” The state could afford to fight the pandemic. It is extremely dangerous that some in the Union … Read more

The first 17 billion flow from Brussels

Green housekeeper warns of austerity rounds after the corona crisis

– Specifically, Italy initially received 10 billion euros, the first tranche of a committed sum of 27.4 billion. Spain initially received 6 out of 21.3 billion and Poland received 1 billion out of 11.2 billion. A total of 87.9 billion euros has been agreed to be paid out to 17 countries under Sure. The lid … Read more

How does it work? Why is it important?

How does it work?  Why is it important?

Since the financial crisis, Germany has written in the Basic Law to curb new debt – the debt brake has been introduced. But how does it even work? The corona virus shakes Germany’s budget. For a long time, the principle of the “black zero” applied, so the state should not spend more than it earns. … Read more