In 2019 Lars Klingbeil said he had been “in der Antifa mit aktiv”, actively involved in the Antifa. His later explanations do not answer with whom. Three questions a vice-chancellor could answer in ten seconds.
For the planned sugar tax the federal government is creating 223 new posts. A business owner does the arithmetic on what the inspections alone will cost customs and companies: up to 14 million euros a year.
The national CO₂ price has risen by up to 160 per cent since 2021. A business owner does the arithmetic on a lorry load from Munich to Hamburg to show what that costs: almost ten times as much in CO₂-related costs as in 2021.
A steering tax is supposed to bring about less sugar consumption and at the same time bring in more money every year. A business owner does the arithmetic on what the planned sugar tax costs customs and companies.