Germany returns citizen three billion euros travel expenses.

The German authorities return their nationals three billion euros in tax compensation for travel expenses in 2007, tells AFP. This will be done by the Constitutional Court pronounced on 9 December 2008. According to him, travel expenses for the residents of the suburb will be returned in full.
In early 2007, the German Government changed the rules of reimbursement for travel expenses of residents of the suburb of riding to work in the city. First of such workers to qualify for full reimbursement of travel expenses to be deducted from the monthly tax payments. Since January last year, they offset only the first 20 kilometers of their way to work and back.
Due to the fact that the authorities will have to return to taxpayers, as well as go to the old system of compensation for residents of the suburb, in terms of revenue budget for 2007-2009 to decline by 7.5 billion euros. However, compensation will receive about 20 million Germans, that money would be returned before the end of March next year.
As expected, government budget deficits of Germany, on the basis of 2008 will be 0.2 percent of GDP. In 2009, he may increase. This financial assistance will be multi-government banks and the economy. In particular, in October 2008, Germany has provided to support companies and banks 500 billion euros and an additional 32 billion - to stimulate the economy.