The translated abstract of the Federal Ministry of Finance's monthly report contains updated information relating to the federal budget and fiscal policy as well as important events on the fiscal policy calendar. The German version of the March monthly report features the 2017 results of the equalization payments of the federal financial system, an analysis of the challenges of developing a digital infrastructure and an insight into the results of the research project on the history of the Reich Finance Ministry.

In a joint political statement the Ministries of Finance of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom (G5) respond to the proposals of the European Commission on the taxation of companies operating in the digital economy

The translated abstract of the Federal Ministry of Finance's monthly report contains updated information relating to the federal budget and fiscal policy as well as important events on the fiscal policy calendar. The federal government is currently working on the basis of an interim budget. This means that the targets for the 2018 federal budget have not yet been determined. Hence, no target values are included in the tables.