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It cannot be that so many people receive citizen's money at the expense of taxpayers, even though they could go to work. The AfD labor market politician René Springer said: "It cannot be that so many people receive citizen's money at the expense of taxpayers, even though they could go to work." #Bürgergeld #Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit #AfD (translated)

simply unacceptable in a time when national budgets are already under pressure. We cannot impose higher costs on our citizens as long as we do not provide solutions to today’s challenges. Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten also rejected the proposal. #EUBudget #IrischerRatsvorsitz #Finanzrahmen (translated)

The financing of a startup network will cost something. It is always about the question of what we will gain from it," says Lukas Hammer from the Greens during a discussion round of the energy spokespersons of all five parliamentary parties. #Wasserstoff #Energieinfrastruktur #Österreich (translated)

The author wrote that the book industry is in a deep crisis. The costs of paper and transport have risen while AI and social media are drawing attention. At the same time, high energy, housing, and food prices are taking up an increasing part of the budget. Books are needed now more than ever, he wrote. https://t.co/iPWgIRWMzv #Buchbranche #Krise #Lesen #DE (translated)

The famous bell tower by Giotto in Florence is being comprehensively renovated for the first time, with the work on the 86-meter-high structure expected to last around five years and cost more than seven million euros, which will be fully covered by the cathedral's construction office Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore. #Florenz #Giotto #Restaurierung (translated)

The bureaucracy in Germany, whose costs and burdens have been criticized for over 200 years, remains inadequately quantified, as existing measurement tools do not fully capture the impact of the growing norms and regulations. #Bürokratie #Regulierungswut #Kostenanalysen (translated)

Alex reported that a colleague bought Velux windows, a heat pump, drywall, and screed in Poland for the renovation of his house because the prices in Germany were too high for him. The Velux windows cost about half there; even the product description was in German. Alex asked why identical products were significantly more expensive in this country and wrote that the savings from shopping in the neighboring country raised questions about what was going wrong in Germany. He believed that if this development continued, even a working person here would soon be unable to afford anything. #Bauprojekte #PreiseVergleichen #Hausbau (translated)

Kieler shareholder recommended the free navigation app Waze. He wrote that it was originally developed in Israel and is now owned by Google/Alphabet. Its use in Germany is prohibited, as the app displays all speed cameras, including mobile ones, he explained. #Waze #Navigation #Apps (translated)

The goal is to reduce costs and have enough supplies, including for defense. Chairperson Von der Leyen announced this week a "strategic dialogue" on refineries in Europe: "The goal is to reduce costs and have enough supplies, including for defense." #olieprijzen #raffinage #duurzaam (translated)

Mirjam152 challenged the reasoning that a lower VAT rate cost the government a lot of money. She compared it to the income a landlord misses out on by asking for a lower rent and sarcastically suggested that the VAT should then be raised to 30 percent and inheritance and gift taxes to 100 percent. According to her, people were already paying more than enough tax. The researchers defended a higher VAT rate for, among others, hairdressers, bicycle mechanics, and plasterers with the argument that a tight labor market could make services more expensive due to insufficient staff availability. Mirjam152 called that reasoning flawed and accused the researchers of having a political agenda and pandering to the government and the cabinet. #BTW #Belastingen #Overheid (translated)