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  • Updated: August 11, 2022

Pressure Mounts On German Chancellor Scholz Over Tax Scam

Pressure Mounts On German Chancellor Scholz Over Tax Scam

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday remained tight-lipped when asked about the role he played in a large-scale tax evasion scam when as mayor of Hamburg.

Questions about meetings he had with private bank M.M. Warburg in 2016 and 2017 were raised.

Scholz has previously denied wrongdoing and claimed not to recall details of his meetings with Warburg officials.

Thorsten Frei, a lawmaker said recent revelations about 200,000 euros in cash found in a safe belonging to a close Social Democratic Party associate of Scholz raised further questions about the Chancellor's affair.

When asked about the issue, Scholz said he had not spoken to party associate Johannes Kahrs and didn't know about the provenance of the money.

Also, the German Chancellor pledged his government won't leave citizens freezing or unable to pay their energy bills as he acknowledged that his country faces considerable challenges in the coming months.

Rising fuel costs sparked by Russia's war against Ukraine have put a severe financial strain on many in Germany, raising concerns about possible discontent.

“We will do everything to help citizens get through this difficult time," Scholz said.

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