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German Constitutional Court rules climate change fund is unconstitutional—A signal for further social cuts

Originally published: World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) on November 17, 2023 by Peter Schwarz (more by World Socialist Web Site (WSWS)) | (Posted Nov 20, 2023)

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling on the federal government’s Climate Change Fund is not a legal, but a political decision. It reduces the previously agreed budget by €60 billion in one fell swoop and is a signal for further social spending cuts.