Merkel’s Party May Delay Solar Subsidy Cut, Mitteldeutsche Says
BLOOMBERG -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their Christian Social Union allies will propose a reduction in subsidies for solar power from roof panels by 16 percent from June 1, the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspaper said, citing unnamed senior lawmakers from the two sister parties.
The parties’ position in upcoming negotiations with their Free Democratic Party coalition partner differs from an earlier proposal, championed by CDU Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen, to reduce roof-panel subsidies by 15 percent starting April 1, the newspaper said.
