Tax cut talk to dominate German election

Article reports that the German general election of September 2009 will be fought on a platform of tax cuts and state handouts despite the insistence of Angela Merkel, Chancellor, that Berlin would not spend its way out of the financial crisis. Details that emerged on the 16 April 2009 from the country’s two main parties’ election manifestos suggest they will both try to woo voters with the prospect of more cash.

Deutsche Welle, 16.4.09: SPD mulls 300-euro rebate for German taxpayers http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4184008,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 17.4.09: SPD Tax Proposals 'Border on Economic Insanity' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,619588,00.html

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