As Chancellor he had to make certain decisions. He had done this and he did not feel obliged to comment on them the next day. The CSU parliamentary party leader in the Bavarian State parliament, Mr Glueck, was almost certain to succeed Mr Borchert as Minister of agriculture. This unexpected coup of the Chancellor had been made impossible by Mr Waigel's comments and interviews Mr Kohl had not been informed about before, according to the paper. CSU spokespersons, however, said on Bayerischer Rundfunk station the report has been invented by the paper.
Economists warn against fee and tax rises Bonn.
Given the fact of rising inflation economy experts have been warning against increasing fees and a rise in the value added tax and the tax on mineral oil products. The Council of German Chambers of Commerce hopes for an inflation rate of less than two per cent and called on the Federal government to go easy on fees and on payments to the social security system. In August, the Federal Department of Statistics reported an inflation rate of two per cent, mostly due to higher prices for mineral oil products and to an increased fee for prescriptions. Duds for 40 million marks seized Bonn. Forged DM bills of a total value of almost DM40mio were seized world wide last year.