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Property tax and heating turnaround: Loss of value due to Habeck’s policy – property owners in a quandary?

Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck continues to adhere to his heating hammer policy despite criticism from the public. This has implications for the value of unrenovated buildings. This could now also have an impact on another important issue in the housing sector – the reform of property tax. For property owners, 2023 has not …

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Green light for the energy highway: first section of the Suedlink power line approved

The Suedlink power line, which is to transport electricity from northern Germany to the south over a distance of 700 kilometres, has been delayed for years. Now the construction of a first section has been approved. The grid operator Transnet BW can thus begin construction of the direct current route. The Federal Network Agency has …

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Supply crisis and price explosion: energy poverty has reached the middle class

Rising energy prices in Germany have so far hit the lower income groups hard. In the meantime, the middle class is also suffering. This means that Germany has the greatest energy poverty in post-war history. Share of energy costs in the household budget On average, the German household spends 10.2 % of its disposable income …

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The destruction of our prosperity

Inflation, energy shortages and the decline of the euro against the dollar are already having a massive impact on our prosperity. Due to the massive rate of price increases, larger households are already losing a quarter of their purchasing power. Companies are closing down or relocating their production abroad. The cause of this is the …

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German economy crashes

The latest figures show the massive impact of energy policy on the German economy. The trade balance is negative for the first time since 1991, due to the dramatic collapse of exports to China and Russia (Welt: 04.07.22). Not a single German company is among the world’s top 100 any more. More and more companies, …

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Experts doubt that Habeck’s LNG strategy will work

Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to replace Russian natural gas with liquefied natural gas (LNG). But this involves considerable quantities that are not available on the world market and the necessary infrastructure is not in place. German shipowners have now expressed massive concerns that Habeck’s LNG strategy will work. Experts criticise LNG strategy of the …

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Penalty tax on roofs without solar panels under discussion

Economics Minister Habeck wants to expand renewable energies to 80 per cent of electricity demand by 2030. He envisages a quadrupling of the expansion with solar installations. However, the introduction of a nationwide solar roof obligation has failed so far. Now the managing director of the engineering firm Solar Experience, Stefan Abrecht, is proposing a …

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