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 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 May monthly report looks back on the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group and gives further insight into the results of the research project on the history of the Reich Finance Ministry – this time on the role of tax policy in the Third Reich.

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 April monthly report features a summary of the German Stability Programme 2018, facts and figures about the work of the German Customs in the year 2017 and an introduction of the new “editor” of the monthly report.