Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Their preferred brick manufacturer will no longer produce clay bricks and the concrete bricks will cost 20% more from 01.10.

Nelskamp? My general contractor just told me the same. Fortunately, I only need the bricks for the carport, so I can still bear 20% more.

Nelskamp? My general contractor just told me the same. Luckily, I only need the tiles for the carport, so I can still tolerate 20% more.

I just checked; we have Nelskamp tiles and I assume that the site manager was referring to "our" tiles.

My colleague worked there Nelskamp in Groß Ammensleben is shutting down the ovens and temporarily no longer producing clay roof tiles Prices for gas were recently 13 times higher than in other years so currently it simply made no sense to keep burning

On the occasion, I also asked the construction manager whether prices would gradually start to fall again since wood is becoming cheaper or due to the decline in interested parties. He said that with his company, there was no noticeable decrease in building interest yet.

I think if one asked a salesperson from the same company, the statement would be different.
The time gap between signing the contract and the actual house construction has recently often been as long as 18 months.

Tile manufacturers, porcelain manufacturers, fertilizer manufacturers, bakeries and many others have to simply stop their production. This can be increasingly read about these days.

Production is massively disrupted, ranging from spare parts no longer being deliverable to machines and equipment no longer being deliverable. This affects the entire industrial base of Germany.

Just been to my café. From January 1, 2023, his energy costs will increase from the current 15,000 to 60,000 euros. He is considering closing. He can't pay anymore. Or a coffee would cost 10 euros or more. He also has a staff shortage and the minimum wage will also rise significantly in 4 weeks.

The state is doing its part. Short-time work allowance, unemployment benefits 1 + 2, energy money for some and fuel discounts for others. The social cushioning still seems to work. Mind you, still!

Consumption is also currently collapsing. Tax revenues are likely to collapse just as much as the euro. The euro is also weakening.

So the perfect storm is brewing. And I would not rely on the state to be the one who can and will help everyone. If Mr. Lindner propagates the end of the welfare state tomorrow, then it's the end.

So the perfect storm is brewing. And I wouldn’t rely on the government to be the one who can and will help everyone. If Mr. Lindner propagates the end of the welfare state tomorrow, then it’s just the end.

Well, so far nothing has been done except taking on more debt. The welfare state hasn’t done anything yet. The welfare state would do something if the additional expenses were compensated elsewhere (see gas levy), but that again hits the weak. So not really a welfare state. Maybe more like state-sponsored turbo capitalism? One always hopes that letting companies go bankrupt harshly would promote "down-to-earth" economic management again. But maybe it only leads to the down-to-earth ones no longer doing business, and the grasshoppers of this world hopping from one company to another...