Federal politics: Cabinet approves 17 cents less energy tax on fuel
Union's economic wing calls for implementation of reforms by winter +++ CSU demands rapid ban on real estate expropriations +++ Chancellor change harmful according to Laschet +++ The news blog.
The Christian Social Union (CSU) is calling for swift action against the socialization of large private housing stocks following the Left's election victory in Berlin. CSU Secretary General Martin Huber criticized the Left's plans, saying they would ruin the housing market and incur enormous costs. The coalition leaders of the Union and SPD had agreed in July to pass a federal law banning the socialization of private rental housing through state laws. Chancellor Friedrich Merz now plans to push ahead with the legislation.
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