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The federal government made up of the CDU and SPD is introducing a temporary fuel discount on Thursday (October 1st). The energy tax on diesel and petrol will initially be reduced by 14 cents per liter until December 31st. Including VAT, this results in a reduction of almost 17 cents per liter for drivers.
After the fuel discount, Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein (CDU) is also calling for relief in energy costs for heating. “The fuel price cap is right and important, but from January it will continue to be expensive and heating will also play a big role,” said Rhein in the “17:30 Sat.1 live” program. “That’s why CO2 pricing has to go and, in particular, the electricity tax has to go down.”
The federal government made up of the CDU and SPD is introducing a temporary fuel discount on Thursday (October 1st). The energy tax on diesel and petrol will initially be reduced by 14 cents per liter until December 31st. Including VAT, this results in a reduction of almost 17 cents per liter for drivers.
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The federal government will discuss further reductions in energy costs.
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has hinted at a possible re-entry of the UK into the EU. The EU Commission declared itself open to suggestions from London and emphasized that Great Britain remains a close partner. Burnham criticized Brexit as damaging and called for new levels of growth and prosperity.
After a long dispute, the federal government has agreed on a reform of nursing care insurance: the premium surcharge for childless people will rise from 0.6 to 0.9 percent from 2025, while planned cuts in benefits and for caring relatives will be weakened. In addition, contributions for mini-jobs will be due from 2028 and a surcharge will be introduced for spouses who are also insured. General contributions remain stable at 3.6 percent.

After criticism of his proximity to suspected clan members, the Berlin left-wing MP Ferat Koçak is resigning completely from his seat on the Bundestag's Interior Committee in order not to burden his colleagues.

Austrian MEP Lena Schilling (Greens) criticizes the spread of AI-generated nude images of female politicians as a form of violence against women and calls for effective enforcement of the planned EU ban on abusive nudifier apps as well as clear guidelines and adequately equipped authorities.
The article describes how the political enemy images of the center right in Germany have changed: Instead of against the Greens and the Bionade Biedermeier culture in Prenzlauer Berg, criticism is now directed more strongly against a left in Neukölln that is perceived as red and partly pro-Palestinian, with Markus Söder's attack on Berlin serving as an example of this change.
The left-wing Bundestag member Ferat Koçak is sitting in the Berlin party headquarters and is preparing for an interview with ZEIT to talk about his chats with Firas Rammo from an extended Arab family in Berlin, which have been publicly discussed for days.