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...

To address the distributional consequences of high inflation rates, measures are needed that target those most in need without distorting prices. The function of the price as scarcity signal is important to encourage energy saving. Direct price subsidies such as the fuel price rebate, on the...

Since the beginning of 2022, prices for food and energy have been rising sharply. In the low-income sector, this leads to financial emergencies, since the standard of living here is far below the standards of society anyway. On the other hand, the consequences of inflation can certainly be...

Seit dem Haushaltsjahr 2020 sind die Bundesländer verpflichtet, das Verschuldungsverbot nach Art. 109 (3) GG zu beachten. In diesem Zusammenhang konnten sie sich für ein Konjunkturbereinigungsverfahren entscheiden. Mit Ausnahme von Bayern wenden alle Bundesländer ein solches Verfahren zur...

In this article, after a brief sketch of the fiscal strategy of the German Government and the current budgetary situation, it is first argued that the current budget dispute could have been avoided because the coalition essentially created the dispute through two fiscal (mid)decisions last year....

Die zuletzt hohe Inflation hat die staatlichen Budgets vorrübergehend entlastet. GängigeSchätzverfahren zur Konjunkturbereinigung dürften die grundlegende Haushaltslagedadurch temporär zu günstig zeichnen. Das gilt auch für die Konjunkturbereinigung in derdeutschen Schuldenbremse des...

Christian Lindner, Bundesminister der Finanzen, stellt den Regierungsentwurf für denBundeshaushalt 2024 und den Finanzplan bis 2027 in den Kontext seiner finanzpolitischenStrategie und leitet den weiteren Handlungsbedarf ab. Um Prioritäten zur Stärkungvon Zukunftsausgaben setzen zu können,...

Aggregate investment in Germany has developed much less dynamically than forecast prior to Russia's invasion in Ukraine. The reasons for the subdued investment dynamic are uncertainty about future energy prices, increased interest rates and - in the case of housing investment - increased...