In his opinion, it would be exaggerated to think that banks wouldn't be rescued with tax money in the future, he said in an interview with the German weekly "Welt am Sonntag". This could not be completely excluded.
Apart from that, the case of the Portuguese Novo Banco shows that the rules are not applied consistently. Foreign major investors were disadvantaged in relation to domestic major investors, he said.
Welt am Sonntag: "In der Gerechtigkeitsfalle"
Die Welt: "Ökonomen kritisieren Sparer-Haftung bei Bankenpleiten"
Focus Online: "Ökonomen waren: Bei einer Bankenpleite wird es für Sparer teuer"