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Skybird · 08-11-23, 05:44 PM

News from the splenid German Zeitenwende. Its practically over. Tagesspiegel has this:

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Government softens armaments targets: Union sees breach of promise on special assets

The CDU/CSU government wants to change the law on the 100-billion-pot for the Bundeswehr. It will no longer be possible to finance only investments in the future. Commitments on how to meet the NATO funding target will also be watered down.

Against the backdrop of the tight budget situation, the federal government is planning with looser rules for the use of the special assets of the Bundeswehr and lower increases in the defense budget. This emerges from a draft bill for a budget financing law available to the Tagesspiegel, which is to be approved by the federal cabinet next week.
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"These changes are drastic and contradict the political commitments of the traffic light during the negotiations on the special assets of the Bundeswehr, when the traffic light factions were dependent on the votes of the Union to amend the Basic Law," CDU budget politician Ingo Gädechens told the Tagesspiegel. He spoke of a "breach of promise by the federal government."

Specifically, the passage stating that NATO's two percent spending target will be reached "over a multi-year average of no more than five years" is to be deleted. Had it remained at that, after an estimated 1.57 percent of economic output for defense spending this year and the planned exactly two percent in 2024, the government would have had to reach percentages well above the two percent mark in the year thereafter to meet the average. Instead, the draft now states that the armaments target is to be achieved "annually starting in 2024" - the bottom line is that the government is thus reducing its own commitment.

Because, in the view of CDU man Gädechens, "the political will to make sufficient money available is lacking," this promise is "now simply being cashed in." The government paper, on the other hand, talks about the fact that the amendment to the law would "rule out" such a large "margin of fluctuation" in defense spending.

The new law would also significantly expand the scope of the 100 billion euro special fund, which was set up last summer with precise specifications. Instead of "equipment projects," such as the recent purchase of fighter jets, helicopters and a missile defense system, "projects" in general would be eligible for financing in the future. In theory, this could also include construction measures in the barracks or research projects in defense technology.

"With the change in earmarking," the Union MP said, "it will be easier to cover up the dramatic underfunding in the core budget." From circles of the Ministry of Defense was heard on Friday that it is also a matter of spending the special assets as quickly as possible because of the loss of interest. However, this could not only be done through major projects that would run and be paid off over many years.

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Nobody must cry that he got surprised by this news. I told you last year's february that Scholz' babbling means nothing and that the fond would be sacked in a creative way.

But Habeck's additional debts to finance green policy got a boost by 300 billion and violates the constitutional debt breake.German goivenrment of today knows no debts anymore, but labels them as "special foinds" and these then arwe no more debts. They ridicule and ,mock the meanign of the law and the constitutionm, make legal reliability a formality without meaning (like the EU does all the time) . Even Corona fonds that were not spent were illegally hijacked by Habeck. Legally it would be mandatorya to give the Corona moneys back to the taxpayer, its without alternative. But the Greens never had respect for law and order - only if these served their ideological views.

Scum. And the Bundeswehr? Will remain to be a running joke for all time to come. Germany has just days ago reported readiness and reserve numbers to the NATO headquarter and planners that simply do not exist, are fictions on paper only.

Here is the one big thing were Trump really was right, always.

08-11-23, 05:44 PM	#2030
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,664 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	News from the splenid German Zeitenwende. Its practically over. Tagesspiegel has this: ------------------------ Government softens armaments targets: Union sees breach of promise on special assets The CDU/CSU government wants to change the law on the 100-billion-pot for the Bundeswehr. It will no longer be possible to finance only investments in the future. Commitments on how to meet the NATO funding target will also be watered down. Against the backdrop of the tight budget situation, the federal government is planning with looser rules for the use of the special assets of the Bundeswehr and lower increases in the defense budget. This emerges from a draft bill for a budget financing law available to the Tagesspiegel, which is to be approved by the federal cabinet next week. Live on your cell phone Get all the latest news on the Russian attack on Ukraine with the Tagesspiegel app. Download it here for IOS and Android. "These changes are drastic and contradict the political commitments of the traffic light during the negotiations on the special assets of the Bundeswehr, when the traffic light factions were dependent on the votes of the Union to amend the Basic Law," CDU budget politician Ingo Gädechens told the Tagesspiegel. He spoke of a "breach of promise by the federal government." Specifically, the passage stating that NATO's two percent spending target will be reached "over a multi-year average of no more than five years" is to be deleted. Had it remained at that, after an estimated 1.57 percent of economic output for defense spending this year and the planned exactly two percent in 2024, the government would have had to reach percentages well above the two percent mark in the year thereafter to meet the average. Instead, the draft now states that the armaments target is to be achieved "annually starting in 2024" - the bottom line is that the government is thus reducing its own commitment. Because, in the view of CDU man Gädechens, "the political will to make sufficient money available is lacking," this promise is "now simply being cashed in." The government paper, on the other hand, talks about the fact that the amendment to the law would "rule out" such a large "margin of fluctuation" in defense spending. The new law would also significantly expand the scope of the 100 billion euro special fund, which was set up last summer with precise specifications. Instead of "equipment projects," such as the recent purchase of fighter jets, helicopters and a missile defense system, "projects" in general would be eligible for financing in the future. In theory, this could also include construction measures in the barracks or research projects in defense technology. "With the change in earmarking," the Union MP said, "it will be easier to cover up the dramatic underfunding in the core budget." From circles of the Ministry of Defense was heard on Friday that it is also a matter of spending the special assets as quickly as possible because of the loss of interest. However, this could not only be done through major projects that would run and be paid off over many years. ------------------- Nobody must cry that he got surprised by this news. I told you last year's february that Scholz' babbling means nothing and that the fond would be sacked in a creative way. But Habeck's additional debts to finance green policy got a boost by 300 billion and violates the constitutional debt breake.German goivenrment of today knows no debts anymore, but labels them as "special foinds" and these then arwe no more debts. They ridicule and ,mock the meanign of the law and the constitutionm, make legal reliability a formality without meaning (like the EU does all the time) . Even Corona fonds that were not spent were illegally hijacked by Habeck. Legally it would be mandatorya to give the Corona moneys back to the taxpayer, its without alternative. But the Greens never had respect for law and order - only if these served their ideological views. Scum. And the Bundeswehr? Will remain to be a running joke for all time to come. Germany has just days ago reported readiness and reserve numbers to the NATO headquarter and planners that simply do not exist, are fictions on paper only. Here is the one big thing were Trump really was right, always. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.