Marcel Fratzscher
German economist
Photo: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung from Berlin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Oct 13
Wildberger wants tax on German AI revenue as Fratzscher calls for state control of AI firms
Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger (CDU) wants revenue from artificial intelligence taxed in Germany to pay for retraining workers. DIW president Marcel Fratzscher goes further and calls for the state to own all leading AI firms and their infrastructure.
- Jun 11
DIW slashes German growth forecast to 0.5%, warns recession may hit by summer
The German Institute for Economic Research says the Iran war and energy price spike are stalling recovery, with the economy likely to shrink in the second and third quarters.
