Coal exit will lead to billions in compensation payouts - Saxony鈥檚 state premier
Saxony鈥檚 parting State Premier, Stanislaw Tillich, has said that over six billion euros in compensation payments were necessary if Germany wanted to phase out lignite-fired power production over the next few years. According to the conservative politician, 鈥渁 nationwide coal penny鈥� could be used to fund the economic restructuring of the affected regions, such as the mining region of Lusatia, which is partially located in Saxony. Tillich, who is a member of the conservative negotiating team for a possible 鈥楯amaica coalition鈥�, argued that a coal exit could only happen 鈥渋n the long run鈥�, the article says.
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