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A proposal to give tax breaks to foreign skilled workers who move to Germany has stirred up political controversy, with some attacking the measure as unfair to the country’s citizens. The proposal is part of a 31-page initiative being put forward by Germany’s centre-left coalition government aimed at boosting economic growth in the country and addressing chronic shortages of skilled workers by attracting immigrants. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, a Green politician, said that a number of other European countries are pursuing similar tax breaks to lure skilled workers from abroad and that Germa…

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