Tax row blamed for German finance minister’s resignation

March 31, 1999

German finance minister Oskar Lafontaine resigned from his post suddenly in March. Bonn officials gave no reason for his resignation, but the announcement followed an embarrassing forced revision of the forecasts for his tax reform plans.

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