Confederation Will Make Less Debt

The federal government has their conflict over the use of tax revenues. The unexpected increase will be used to the new debt in 2006 and 2007 to significantly reduce - the lowest level since the reunification.
Berlin - 19.6 billion new debt that is a lot of money. Nevertheless sold Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück the number as good news. Because the government had so far for the year 2007 a deficit of 22 billion euros - now they want something less debt. The upswing and unexpected increase in tax revenues make it possible. Steinbrück spoke of the lowest value in new debt since German reunification in 1990.
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Minister Steinbrück: Even the non-wage costs fall In 2006, the federal government less credit than planned. With the expected tax revenue would the deficit this year of 38.2 billion euros to 30 billion euros press, it noted. The general government deficit is at the same time this year to 2.0 percent of gross domestic product reduced. After the EU stability pact would be 3.0 percent.
At the same time agreedUnion and SPD to Steinbrücks words to a further reduction of the contribution for unemployment insurance rose by 2.3 percentage points. He dropped at the beginning of next year to 4.2 percent. Until now, a reduction of 2.0 points. According to Carsten Schneider, the budgetary spokesman of the SPD parliamentary group, it is until 2010.
Schneider also said in an interview with Newspaper ONLINE, said that the coalition agreement between the Chancellery round in a "very good compromise". With the reduction of borrowing had the line of the SPD enforced, a sustainable fiscal policy. Steuerschätzer: 2007 probably nine billion additional revenue After words of the Minister of Finance wants the coalition earlier in the tax financing of the health care system started as planned. With the acquisition of free co-insurance of children in the compulsory health insurance by the state should already start in 2007. This is a year earlier than planned.
The federal government cannext year with tax income of around nine billion euros. The signs on Friday, according to the Reuters in the deliberations of the Steuerschätzer. A part of the additional revenue over the May estimate, however, is already in the budget for 2007 basis. The exact outcome of this year and next expected additional revenues for federal, provincial and local authorities should until early afternoon. itz / sevReuters / AP / dpa-AFX / dpa