In the meantime, the CDU-Secretary General, Merkel, indirectly appealed to the former Chancellor to reveal the names. But the substitute CDU-leader, Ruehe, appealed to the contributors themselves to confess. According to Government speaker Heye, it turned out that the originals in several folders are missing. At the best, there are copies, but some folders are totally empty. And this does not only concern the files of the Leuna-deal.
Government wants to accelerate income tax reform Berlin.
The Federal Government wants to unburden the tax payer much more than it had planned. In 2001, the already decided income tax reform shall start with its highest degree of exoneration one year earlier than scheduled. Tomorrow, Chancellor Schroeder and Finance Minister Eichel want to present the new plans. Krenz allowed to be at home at Christmas Karlsruhe. The former State and Party leader of the GDR, Krenz, is allowed to be at home at Christmas and on New Year's Eve.