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> You can see who is the opposition: the four > huge electicity producers. And responsible-budget people. Germany is running in defecit beyond it's Europea
by cturner 14y ago
> You can see who is the opposition: the four
> huge electicity producers.
And responsible-budget people. Germany is running in defecit beyond it's European treaty obligations. A factor contributing to the bottom line is expensive energy and expensive energy projects.
- skore 14y agoReasonably budgeted? More like recently decreasingly subsidized. Germany is making an investment towards a more diverse, ecologically sustainable energy market. That's expensive in the short run, simple as that. The four big players don't like it - and they particularly don't like that decades of a very controllable market are drawing to a close. You should see the desperate advertisements they run, trying to appear "green" and reasonable, lately. Very entertaining. Also - if you're going to talk deficit, don't forget that Germany had to pay a couple of extra bills since 2008.
- DasIch 14y agoAlmost every country in the EU has deficit beyond the allowed regulations for a huge different number of reasons. Energy is a factor that is so small, if it even is one, that it can be safely ignored.
- LiamMcCalloway 14y agoRenewable energy bills are paid for by consumers in their eletricity bills, as was made clear in the article.
- lispm 14y agoIt doesn't. Since 2011 Germany is under the EU deficit limit. Which is an artificial limit anyway. The budget deficit this year is extremely low - around 0.9%.