Scholz slows down Lindner and Habeck in the tax debate. The Chancellor considers the planned Growth Opportunities Act to be sufficient.

"It is downright outrageous that of the announced seven billion euros in relief for the economy, perhaps only three billion euros or even less will now be realized," criticized the Secretary General of the Union's Economic Council, Wolfgang Steiger. The main focus must be on incentives for private and public investments, said Green Party co-leader Ricarda Lang.