Agenda 2030 – that's what it's called economic programwhich he wants to adopt before the elections opposition CDUi.e. the party that has the greatest chance of winning taking power in Germany. The agenda assumes cuts worth billions taxes and increasing Germany's economic growth to at least two percent.
“Retreat from the culture of prohibitions”
Commentator of “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” writes that the CDU focuses on the future in economic matters, and its ideas may be liked. “They focus on self-sustaining economic growth – which is not obvious in times when taxpayers are too often expected to provide it. More important than tax reforms in the CDU Agenda 2030, however, is the liberation of electricity prices from state fees and retreat from the culture of prohibitions. Why combustion engines would be banned since fossil fuels are no longer profitable due to rising CO2 prices and perhaps new ones will be invented? (…) We would like politicians to encourage entrepreneurs to be flexible also in other related issues energy transformation and climate policyinstead of cluttering their minds with subsidies.
CDU and Agenda 2030
The daily “Stuttgarter Zeitung” reads: “While the CSU (Bavarian sister party of the CDU – ed.) is based on a tried and tested mix of strongly conservative domestic policy positions and social policy demands that are not backed by any calculations (mothers' pension), the CDU focuses more on economic policy with its set of ideas Agenda 2030. This broad positioning is strategically sound. However, the hard right-wing course of the CSU is combined with a crystal clear rejection of any the possibility of forming a coalition with the Greens after the electionswhich is negatively perceived in the CDU. Friedrich Merz (head of the CDU – ed.) also knows that a hard 'no' from the CSU leaves the CDU/CSU only the possibility of a new coalition with the SPD. Knowing this, the Social Democrats will likely increase the price of the alliance. This is the dilemma of Söder's course: The harsher he speaks, the less Christian Democrat policies he will be able to implement after the elections.
“The rich are getting richer”
In the newspaper “Landshuter Zeitung” we read:: “Where money is made, where the very rich are getting richer, taxes need to rise so that they can be adjusted at least a little at the center of society or in businesses. Currently, a 25 percent tax is due on dividends where the interest increases without doing any work. Compared to taxes on work, this is absurd! (…) But in the end, there is nothing more difficult than demanding something from those who are rich and powerful and represent their interests so loudly. The CDU/CSU apparently prefer not to raise this topic publicly and not to demand it.”
“CDU is breaking free from the CSU's tight grip”
The commentator of “Rhein-Zeitung” writes: “The CDU/CSU is now becoming recognizable; its course is very different from that of the SPD or Robert Habeck. That is precisely the point. The '2030 Agenda' is at the heart of the desired policy change. However, it remains questionwith whom the CDU/CSU intends to implement abolition of citizen income; the only remaining option would be the weakening FDP. And the financing of the program that it provides specific tax cuts for companiesis rather unclear. However, one should not be ignored things: Thanks to its program, the CDU is breaking away from the tight grip of the CSU, which has made the issue of migration the mother of all campaign topics election“.
“There is a gap in the CDU concept”
The commentator of “Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung” writes: “Much of what the CDU/CSU calls for in its document may delight not only business circles: Who doesn't like to hear that they will pay much less income tax, and electricity will become cheaper? Or that it will be possible to get it in the future higher return from the tax office. And won't everyone benefit when the economy picks up again? Merz predicts economic growth of at least two percent. There is only one catch: there is a gap in the CDU concept when it comes to financing. Just this: the budget anchor is to be respected. And there is no mention of tax increases.”
The article comes from the website Deutsche Welle.