The meeting, attended by CDU leader Merz, CSU leader Söder, and SPD co-chairs Bas and Klingbeil, follows a dispute between Klingbeil and CDU’s Economic Minister Reiche. Klingbeil proposed measures including a windfall tax on oil companies, reductions in energy taxes, and a price cap on gasoline and diesel to mitigate high fuel costs. In contrast, Reiche criticized these proposals as costly and ineffective, advocating instead for a temporary increase in commuter allowances and a reduction in diesel taxes for the logistics sector.