The controversial levy on the packaging of Christmas stollen has been suspended for the time being. The Federal Ministry for the Environment has announced that it will not enforce the levy until appeals have been resolved, according to Saxony's Minister for Economic Affairs Dirk Panter (SPD). He spoke of an "unbureaucratic concession".
"We want to protect our environment, but with regulations that are realistic and practical to implement," said Panter. "To classify a 750-gram Striezel as a to-go product is absurd in my eyes."
