German Finance Minister Christian Lindner looks on with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Luxembourg Accords in Berlin, Germany, September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Germany’s planned gas tax for consumers, to be introduced from Oct. 1, has been finalized and there will be no further assessment, the finance minister said on Wednesday Christian Lindner, in contradiction with the Minister of Economy, Robert Habeck.
It had already been established last week that the government had no legal concerns that the tax could be introduced, and a possible nationalization of gas importer Uniper was taken into account in that assessment, Lindner said.
Habeck previously said the levy would be imposed as planned, but it would also be analyzed whether it conforms to German law following the nationalization of Uniper ( UN01.DE ).
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