Horst Seehofer

IG Metall Wins 5.6 Percent Pay Increase in Bavaria

IG Metall, Germany’s biggest union, won a pay deal in the state of Bavaria that exceeds the rate of inflation, setting a benchmark for a national accord.

Merkel Disappointed in Hoeness as Opposition Pounces on Tax

Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her disappointment at Uli Hoeness, the president of Bayern Munich soccer team, as Germany’s opposition seized on a probe into allegations that he evaded taxes.

Bavaria, Hesse Challenge German Fiscal Redistribution in Court

The governments of Bavaria and Hesse, two of Germany’s richest states, filed a lawsuit at the country’s highest court in Karlsruhe today in an attempt to pay less to poorer regions.

Germany May Shut Down Additional Reactors, Seehofer Tells Bild

Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer said Germany may shut down additional nuclear power plants if they pose a security risk, Bild newspaper reported.

Germany’s Horst Seehofer Says More Tax Cuts to Come, Focus Says

Horst Seehofer, head of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partner CSU, said there will be additional tax cuts during the current legislative period, Focus magazine said.

Lagarde Wrong to Urge Mutualized Debt, Germany’s Seehofer Says

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is wrong to press for measures that would result in a mutualization of euro-region debt, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer said.

Merkel CSU Ally Seehofer Rejects Barroso Rescue Fund Proposal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian Christian Social Union allies rejected a proposal by European Commission President Jose Barroso to expand the euro’s bailout fund.

Seehofer Says EU Fund Moves Put German Rating at Risk, SZ Says

Germany’s Christian Social Union Chairman Horst Seehofer said the expansion of Europe’s rescue fund is putting Germany’s credit rating at risk, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported, citing an interview.

Merkel Ally Seehofer Rejects Tax Hikes in Sueddeutsche Zeitung Interview

Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer said his Christian Social Union, one of three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s coalition, will block any attempt to raise taxes to rein in Germany’s budget deficit, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported .

Bavaria’s Seehofer Warns Against Fiscal-Pact Delay, Bild Reports

A delay in Germany’s ratification of Europe’s permanent bailout fund would send a “fatal signal” to markets, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview.

"We expect the highest German court to provide minority protection for taxpayers in Bavaria and Hesse."

- Horst Seehofer on Mar 25, 2013

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