Overview
- Labor Minister Bärbel Bas rejected accusations of being anti-business, saying her Juso congress comments were deliberately misunderstood.
- She told ZDF’s Maybrit Illner that she fights inequality rather than employers and that her role requires balancing interests.
- Bas pointed to government relief such as the electricity price brake and VAT reform as concrete support for companies.
- She highlighted regular talks with DAX executives and works councils, as well as participation in steel and automotive summits.
- Employers’ associations had criticized her after she described the audience at an employers’ event as mostly well-off men in comfortable seats.