Aigner has to recycle Steinmeier's old speeches
Friedrich Merz surprisingly nominates the Bavarian state parliament president, while the plastic tax is being canceled.
Quick Look
- Friedrich Merz has nominated Ilse Aigner as Frank-Walter Steinmeier's successor.
- At the same time, the plastic tax was abolished.
- The question arises as to whether there is a financial or political connection between these events.
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Why It Matters
The plastic tax was originally intended to generate revenue of 670 million euros for the federal budget.
Ilse Aigner will be the next Steinmeier. This was surprisingly announced by Friedrich Merz, who was one of the last people in Germany to vote for the incumbent President of the Bavarian State Parliament. Ilse Aigner is coming, but the plastic tax is going. What is the connection between these measures announced at the same time? What agreements were there?
Historians have to judge whether this was possibly a horse trade, because Ilse Aigner's plastic content is not yet known. Without the plastic tax, the federal budget would be missing 670 million euros. Will Aigner's appointment bring them back? Will Söder pay 670 million euros to the federal government so that Ilse Aigner can become Federal President?
Or does Ilse Aigner have to recoup the money she lost by being economical during her presidency? For example, by wearing Steinmeier's old glasses, recycling his speeches, foregoing trips abroad and looking for a representative apartment in Berlin with a reception room in Wilmersdorf and renting out her official residence at the bend in the Spree on Airbnb?
Open Questions
- Is there a direct connection between the nomination and the tax?
- How will the budget gap of 670 million euros be compensated?
