Econintersect:  North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state in Germany.  Election results for a new parliament on Sunday (13 May 2012) produced a clear majority for the center left parties (Social Democrats and Greens).  The center-right Christian… more »

Econintersect:  German’s won’t see any of it until 2013, but an agreement has been reached by a coalition in the German government to reduce personal income taxes by €6 billion over a period of two years.  There had been bitter wrangling over the tax cut… more »