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Political opponents demand the return of millions of euros in tax refunds that Scholz falsely claimed against his 2016 and 2017 private his bank M.M. faced with
Scholz has previously said he does not remember details of the meeting, but he has denied intervening with Hamburg officials to withdraw his repayment demands.
Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Party, said he did not believe Scholz's memory was lost.
"When you're talking about a multi-million dollar tax claim on such a big bank in your city, don't forget what was said during the conversation," Merz said. Handelsblatt daily in an interview published Friday.
Dozens of bankers are under investigation in connection with the so-called Kane-Mae stock deal, which is said to have cost the German government billions of euros.
