Today: Enteignungspläne der Linken im Check | Mercedes droht mit Werk-Aus
Die Linke will Wohnungskonzerne in Berlin enteignen – aber löst das den Wohnungsmangel? Und: Die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Mercedes-Management und Belegschaft verschärft sich.
In Berlin, the leftist party aims to seize up to 220,000 homes from private owners in order to provide affordable housing, a plan that would cost over 40 billion euros in compensation. If implemented, this would impact not only the targeted real estate companies but also the Berlin budget. Philipp Deschermeier, a senior economist at the German Institute of Economics, discusses the potential economic consequences in a podcast.
Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz is planning to tighten its cost-cutting program in Germany starting from early 2025, with potential measures including longer work weeks, reduced holiday and bonus pay. Should negotiations with workers fail, the automaker threatens to relocate production abroad and shut down plants, leading to protests from German trade union IG Metall.
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