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Government's "investment stimulator" is merely kindling a shallow blaze, claims Alice Weidel

AfD co-chair Alice Weidel dismisses 'Investment Booster' as a deceptive tactic with no real-world impact. She claims that tax benefits for machinery or electric vehicles fail to establish lasting incentives due to the persistently unfavorable business climate in the country. Weidel criticizes...

Government's "investment stimulus" is a misleading blaze, according to Alice Weidel.
Government's "investment stimulus" is a misleading blaze, according to Alice Weidel.

Government's "investment stimulator" is merely kindling a shallow blaze, claims Alice Weidel

While talking shop, Alice Weidel, the cheeky spokeswoman for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), chirped in about the so-called "Investment Booster" proposed by the black-red federal government to give our economy a little kickstart:

"The 'Investment Booster' ain't nothing but a fleeting boost on credit that'll soon pop like a bubble: tax breaks for machines or electric vehicles don't create real, long-term investment incentives as long as the business climate in Germany remains a hostile mess. The government's exorbitant energy bills, CO2 taxes, and bans keep killing our economy's location. To make things worse, the planned corporate tax cut doesn't show up until 2028, and even then it'll be doled out slowly. Instead, the government keeps flushing cash into broke funding programs, inefficient projects, and ideologically charged climate rubbish—all without any checks to see if it helps or hurts!

To save Germany's economic hide, companies need immediate, tangible, and lasting relief—less government meddling, and more elbow room. They need comprehensive structural reforms: slash bureaucracy, overhaul taxes, provide affordable, reliable energy, and return to open technology and free-market principles. Only an AfD-led government can credibly and decisively pull off a U-turn like that."

In case you're wondering who Alice Weidel is, she's the co-beginning and end of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Her economic stance is all about free markets and letting businesses breathe, focusing especially on small and medium-sized enterprises[4].

As for the "Investment Booster," there's no direct mention of Weidel's opinion on the matter, but considering her neoliberal beliefs, she'd likely favor measures that reduce bureaucracy and government sticking their noses where they don't belong to help prop up and boost the German economy[4].

The "Investment Booster" is the government's plan to encourage investment within Germany, with the necessity of strong political will to enforce legislation in relation to foreign investments[1].

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Original content from: AfD - Alternative for Germany, transmitted through news aktuellSource: ots

"Alice Weidel, the spokeswoman for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), may argue that the 'Investment Booster' policy-and-legislation, part of the black-red federal government's plans, is insufficient to create real, long-term investment incentives due to the hostile business climate in Germany. She might also criticize the government's approach to the economy, suggesting a need for less government meddling and more focus on comprehensive structural reforms instead."

"In politics, Weidel, being a prominent figure of the AfD, may advocate for measures that align with her neoliberal beliefs, particularly those that reduce bureaucracy and limit government intervention in the economy, as part of the debate on the 'Investment Booster' and addressing the broader economic challenges in Germany."

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