{
  "id": 19763813,
  "title": "Bundestag: Budget ready for Bundestag - continuing without electricity tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/bundestag-haushalt-bereit-fur-bundestag-weiter-ohne-stromsteuer",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T05:43:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundestag-haushalt-bereit-fuer-bundestag-weiter-ohne-stromsteuer/100269597.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The German federal budget for 2027 has been approved by the budget committee with some changes, but a key issue remains unresolved: whether to lower the electricity tax for all citizens and companies to the European minimum level. The budget plan allows for 560.9 billion euros in spending, with almost 123 billion euros in credits for the core budget and additional billions from special funds. The budget committee approved the plan, but a dispute over the electricity tax, which would require around 5.4 billion euros, may still be resolved through a coalition committee meeting. The opposition has criticized the budget, saying it is based on shaky ground and relies too heavily on debt.",
  "summary": "After 16 hours it was done: The 2027 federal budget is in place - almost. There is still a need for clarification on one issue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}