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Electricity tax does not sink, sugar tax comes later: the coalition agreed

After a long dispute – now it is called "Command Back": The black and red coalition postpones the planned introduction of a sugar tax to the beginning of 2028.

Original: Stromsteuer sinkt nicht, Zuckersteuer kommt später: Darauf einigte sich die Koalition

Economy 24 independent outlets · 229 articles translated from German
Haushaltsberatungen: Zucker- und Plastiksteuer vom Tisch – Senkung der Stromsteuer auch?
Photo: Berliner Zeitung

What happened

The Union and SPD are struggling to bring the federal budget under control in 2027.

What outlets write

  1. Niederlausitz aktuell 11 November, 14:30
    «The SPD and CDU coalition groups in the Brandenburg Landtag have adopted over 70 amendments to the double budget 2027/2028»
  2. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung 11 November, 21:34 and 10 more outlets
    «Chancellor Merz is vehemently committed to this: a reduction in electricity tax for all»
  3. stern 11 November, 16:18 and 2 more outlets
    «The budget negotiations in Berlin are entering the crucial phase»
  4. t-online 10 November, 11:50
    «On Thursday, the Bundestag will give final advice on the federal budget for the coming year»
  5. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung 11 November, 21:08
    «Instead of two, three steps are also provided for according to the sugar content»
  6. RP Online (Rheinische Post) 11 November, 21:20
    «For the time being, the table seems to be a plastic tax»

Who reports

24 independent outlets · 229 articles

public tagesschau (ARD-aktuell) SWR Aktuell (Südwestrundfunk)
commercial stern Die Zeit / Zeit Online RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ) Welt Leipziger Volkszeitung Lübecker Nachrichten Handelsblatt WirtschaftsWoche Kieler Nachrichten Ostsee-Zeitung Der Tagesspiegel Delmenhorster Kreisblatt
non-profit Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung