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Financial markets Financing for the future
In order to ensure success in tackling the challenges of the future, we have to mobilise more private capital and make Germany a stronger magnet for the financial sector. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Finance drafted the Financing for the Future Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz), which was approved by the federal cabinet on 16 August 2023. The new legislation aims to (a) improve …
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Climate action Green federal securities
Climate action is a priority. The German government has been issuing Green German Federal securities since 2020 to boost sustainability in financial markets, too.
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Taxation What are taxes and what are they used for?
Taxes are the state’s most important source of revenue. The state uses the money to pay for things that are in the public interest. But who decides how much we have to pay in taxes? And why are there so many different kinds of taxes? This brochure provides answers to these and other important questions relating to taxes. It shows who pays what kinds of taxes and explains key terms using …
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G7 G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Communiqué (Niigata, Japan)
The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors released a joint communiqué following their meeting in Niigata, Japan.
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Taxation Global minimum tax: frequently asked questions
In these FAQs, we answer the top questions on a major reform to international corporate tax rules.
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Financial markets „Accepting the challenge: A liberalism for tomorrow“
Lecture by Christian Lindner, German Federal Minister of Finance, at Princeton University on April 14, 2023
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Financial markets Christian Lindner at Princeton University: his lecture in full
At the end of his US visit, on 14 April, Finance Minister Christian Lindner gave a lecture at Princeton University, in which he emphasised: “Individuals in the liberal order have the same rights; they differ in what they make of their rights.” Watch the lecture in full here.