German lawmakers not likely to question Scholz over handling of tax fraud case -source

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz answers questions from Hamburg state legislators on his handling of a tax fraud case when he was Hamburg mayor, in Hamburg, Germany, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers are not expected to summon Chancellor Olaf Scholz to testify over his role while Hamburg mayor in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud case after he gave testimony to a regional committee, a parliamentary source said on Tuesday.

"After the most recent questioning before the investigative committee in Hamburg, no additional knowledge can be expected from a renewed questioning," the source, a member of the Bundestag Finance Committee, told Reuters.