In Wieland's view, a stronger reaction by the ECB would have been appropriate long ago. Fighting inflation is the task of monetary policy, not of governments. The government could relieve the burden on people with lower incomes in other ways: "A smart climate policy calls for lowering the electricity tax and abolishing the EEG levy, and instead specifically pricing the greenhouse gas emissions from fossil energy production.
Frankfurter Rundschau: "Inflation steigt 2022 weiter - vier Prozent wahrscheinlich"