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German Industry Groups Oppose Planned Increase in Electricity Tax

The automotive industry and other major business associations urged the Finance Ministry to abandon plans for a higher electricity tax, warning that additional energy costs would further weaken industrial production and electric-vehicle investment.
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Sardine Shortages Hit German Supermarkets Amid Warmer Seas and Pressure on Fish Stocks
Antonio Rüdiger Retires From German National Football Team
Government Aircraft Breakdown Strands SPD Leader Lars Klingbeil in United States
German City Defeats Samsung in Dispute Over Apple Tablet Procurement for Schools
Hamburg Considers Ban on Camera-Equipped Smart Glasses in Pools and Public Transport
German Bicycle Industry Reports Falling Sales and Job Cuts
Berlin Car Dealer Group König Files for Insolvency
Mercedes-Benz Scales Back Autonomous Driving Ambitions for S-Class
German Navy Tests New Long-Range Guided Missiles in North Sea
German Family Business Association Reverses Opening Toward AfD
Berlin Left Party Slips in Polls as CDU and AfD Gain Ground
German Economists Warn AfD Policies Could Cost Saxony-Anhalt 10,000 Jobs
SPD Narrows AfD Lead Ahead of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Election
Nine Injured in Chemical Liquid Attack on AfD Campaign Stand in Bad Kreuznach
Germany Plans Tougher Penalties for Gender-Based Killings and Violence Against Women
Merz Plan to Return Up to 80% of Syrians Draws Political and Business Opposition
More Than 90 German Rail Projects at Risk From Funding Shortfall, Industry Coalition Warns
German Research Institute Doubles Growth Forecast on Stronger Consumer Spending
German Industry Groups Oppose Planned Increase in Electricity Tax
Germany Says Bureaucracy Cuts Have Saved Businesses €8.5 Billion
German Government Approves Contested Income Tax Reform
Volkswagen Links Planned United States Investment to Relief From Import Tariffs
Lower Saxony Vows Resistance to Potential Volkswagen Plant Closures
Volkswagen Considers Major Global Job Cuts as Automotive Crisis Deepens
Commerzbank Confirms Direct Takeover Talks With UniCredit
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