Economic turnaround: Lindner is planning relief and growth

Economic turnaround: Lindner is planning relief and growth

Finance Minister Christian Lindner is committed to a radical change in the German economy and is calling for an “economic turnaround”. Its goal is to relieve taxpayers and entrepreneurs in order to enable higher growth and prosperity. Lindner presented his plan at an economic congress at the FDP headquarters and used the opportunity to taunt Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economics Minister Robert Habeck.

He criticized the fact that the past few years had been mainly characterized by distribution and bureaucratization and now called for a catch-up effort. Lindner emphasized the need to meet both ecological and moral standards as well as economic performance. These statements were to be understood as a sharp criticism against Scholz and Habeck, since Scholz himself was finance minister for four years and the SPD was part of the federal government during this time.

In particular, Lindner attacked Scholz's statement that "the lawsuit is the merchant's greeting" and opposed the opinion that "the lawsuit is not the merchant's song." This statement caused rumblings and jeering among the approximately 500 listeners. The FDP leader made it clear that the “economic turnaround” was not an end in itself and outlined the first points of his economic plan. These include measures to promote employment, energy policy, tax policy and to promote economic growth.

Specifically, Lindner plans to enable foreign skilled workers to work at temporary employment agencies, abolish long-term state aid for new solar and wind turbines, improve the general conditions for everyone and double the potential growth of the German economy. With these proposals he is aiming for a fundamental restructuring that should stimulate economic growth and lead Germany out of depression.