Schwerin/Berlin (dpa/mv) – Representatives of the chambers of crafts (HWK) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have campaigned with the members of the Bundestag from the state for faster implementation of energy aid. “Even if the federal government has agreed on an energy price brake and on the elimination of the gas surcharge, the concrete implementation is taking far too long for us,” said Axel Hochschild and Uwe Lange on Tuesday in Berlin. The presidents of the HWKs Ostmecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schwerin had previously met with MPs Frank Junge, Katrin Zschau, Erik von Malottki and Johannes Arlt from the SPD, with Claudia Müller from the Greens and Hagen Reinhold from the FDP.
The proposal for the implementation of the gas price brake presented by a commission of experts met with criticism from the representatives of the trades on two points in particular: On the one hand, they called for a cap not only for gas, but for energy in general, and on the other hand, from their point of view, the start in March was too late . “Our companies and employees need relief now,” said the HWK presidents. Smaller companies should not fall through the cracks when it comes to aid.
