Exchange Rates and Stock Markets Sources Lafontaine chides federal government Cottbus. Former federal SPD chairman Oskar Lafontaine accuses the federal government of having reneged on their main campaign promises. In his opinion, the average taxpayer is not being favored enough, while millionaires are favored too much.
Antitrust office moves against petroleum companies Bonn.
The federal antitrust office is moving against the 6 major petroleum corporations in Germany. The guardians of free enterprise will have them stop selling automotive fuel at their own filling stations at prices below of those they charge independent stations ex refinery. The order is to be obeyed immediately. This way of doing business was driving free stations into bankruptcy, the office said. The government hailed the decision.