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...Braun, president of the Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, attacked Schröder's reforms. "Emergency repairs are not enough to get the economy working again," Braun said. "The government must show willingness for comprehensive reforms that break Social Democratic taboos." Business has been particularly alarmed that sdp state governments are proposing the reintroduction of a wealth tax in a drive to balance their state budgets. Critics maintain that the estimated j350 billion that wealthy Germans have already hidden in bank accounts in tax havens like Switzerland would only grow if a wealth tax is introduced. The opposition...
...rttemberg and polls show that Schröder's Social Democrats are likely to maintain their hold on the Rhineland while the vote in Baden-Württemberg is too close to call. The state has been governed by the cdu for almost 50 years, but if the sdp can pull off an upset, Schröder's party would once again control the upper house of parliament. That would affect not only Schröder's pending legislative agenda, such as pension reform, but also next year's election that will choose a new German government...
...Opinion polls are divided on the outcome of the state ballot. According to a survey by pollster Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, the cdu has a narrow lead with 41% of the vote, down slightly from the last election in 1996, while the sdp has soared from 25.1% to a projected 36%. What's clear is that only a coalition of parties will have enough votes to govern. The cdu currently rules in union with the Free Democrats, while the sdp partners with the Greens. But Schröder's followers in Baden-Württemberg have hinted they will try to form...
...reason is that Baden-Württemberg, whose capital is the car-making city of Stuttgart, is one of the most prosperous states in Germany, with an unemployment rate of only 5.2%, the country's lowest. The cdu's Teufel runs on this successful record, while Ute Vogt, the sdp leader, claims Teufel's 10 years as head of the state government has left him out of touch...
...general election, for example, analliance between the Liberal Party and the SocialDemocratic Party (SDP) received 25 percent of thevote nationwide but only 23 seats in Parliament.The minority Labour party won more than 250 seatswith 27 percent of the vote...