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CDU seeks electricity tax cuts

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the CDU would seek to lower electricity tax to the EU minimum for all households, aiming to rebuild trust after its leadership meeting.

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Just a thought, a potential winning strategy for 🇩🇪‘s CDU-SPD coalition would be to cut income tax and increase wealth tax
I have no dog in this fight, but it's not like there is no evidence for mobility. Two things:
1. Not all evidence is of course equally good, which is an important debate.
2. Even if mobility is significant, one can still justify wealth taxation, especially as a way of internalising the negative
October 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM