📋 Tender Overview
The third relief package is an important response to the crisis. The basis is a crucial principle whoever earns less is relieved absolutely more. This makes the package work on target. And thats important because in this crisis we have to secure the democratic consensus in socio-political terms.This crisis has brought the question of justice to the table in a new dimension. That is why it is particularly important to me to agree on skimming off random profits coupled with a reduction in electricity prices via the electricity price brake. We will discuss both with the European energy ministers on September 9 and quickly spell things out further. Skimming off random profits is only fair because energy companies that produce electricity from renewable sources coal or nuclear power for example do so at consistently low production costs but earn an insane amount of money with it based on the current mechanisms of the European electricity market. Using this money for a solidarity contribution to the common good and investing it in lowering electricity prices and curbing network charges is exactly the right thing to do. Because by skimming off the chance profits we can then introduce an electricity price brake for households. In concrete terms this means that consumers pay a stable price for a certain basic consumption. Households are noticeably relieved financially and at the same time there is an incentive to save energy.There will also be a similar model for small and medium-sized companies. And of course we must also continue to stabilize the economy in this tense situation. To this end we will provide even more support to those companies that are particularly hard hit by the high energy prices. In addition the existing measures from the current rescue package will be extended until the end of the year and the content will also be expanded.
