德国政府周五重申了将电力税降至欧盟最低标准的计划，但告诫称这将取决于弥补预算缺口的办法。
The German government on Friday underscored plans to lower electricity taxes to the EU minimum but cautioned that this would depend on ways to offset the budget shortfall.
“总理目前正与财政部长及其他相关部长就下一份预算带来的广泛挑战进行磋商。我们当然仍致力于这一目标，”一位政府发言人在新闻发布会上表示。
"The Chancellor is currently in discussions with the finance minister and other relevant ministers to address the wide-ranging challenges posed by the next budget. We remain, of course, committed to this goal," a government spokesperson said during a press conference.
财政部一位发言人称，此类计划将使年度税收收入减少约50亿欧元（约合56亿美元）。
A finance ministry spokesperson said such plans would lower annual tax revenues by about €5 billion ($5.6 billion) per year.
总理弗里德里希·默茨周一誓言将所有消费者的电力税降至欧盟最低标准，但财政部长拉尔斯·克林拜尔对如何为该举措提供资金表示谨慎。
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed to lower electricity taxes for all consumers to the EU minimum, but Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil voiced caution on how to fund the move.