This is a transcript of an interview with Wolfgang Schaüble, Germany’s finance minister, by Stefan Wagstyl, the FT’s chief Germany correspondent, and Jeevan Vasagar, the FT’s Berlin correspondent.
FT : What are Germany’s priorities for the G7?
Wolfgang Schaüble : Our priorities are, to pursue the objectives that we always work for in the G7 forum . . . And of course the paramount theme is how we can achieve sustainable growth. That is the big challenge . . .
. . . And of course the decisive topic is, how we can strengthen investment activities. There is consensus about that – more investment, more vigorous structural reforms.
The transition in the global economy moves at a frantic pace. And we co-ordinate and seek to have collective positions, so that we can convince others. Besides, the regulation of financial markets and the struggle against tax evasion, and the reduction of tax flexibility to the level that is compatible with the rules of fairness. These are the main themes . . .
