Waigel said on Inforadio that the books would not be closed, neither with regard to estates nor morally. He added that the contract constituted an interim step toward the future. Rexrodt criticizes introduction of business capital tax in the East Magdeburg. Economic minister Rexrodt considers the decision to introduce a business capital tax in East Germany a bad signal for investors. Following talks with his colleagues from the eastern states, he said it would lead to the businesses' loss in confidence.
Federal government spends more in Bonn than in Berlin Bonn.
Since the Juni 1991 decision to move most of the government to the new capital, the federal government has invested considerably more money in construction in Bonn than in Berlin. About 440 mio. Modrow sentenced for perjury In Dresden, the honorary chairman of the PDS, Modrow, was sentenced to ten months for perjury. He was released on parole. The court considered it proven that the former GDR minister president had deliberately made false statements about meetings of the district management.