nicole: i spoke with our political correspondent emily gordine about what happened behind the scenesthe meeting. reporter: this is happening against the backdrop of poor polling and the backdrop of a lot of arguments of a slowing economy. so they are trying to kill two birds with one stone for now. they have settled the argument and that meant picking their way for tax breaks for businesses that will hopefully spur the economy. of course this will not settle the opinion polls overnight. and the government also still needs to solve the problem of the price cap for energy intensive industries. it is safe to say that the government still has a little -- a long way to go. nicole: a long way to go because of infighting in the coalition. where does all of the friction come from? reporter: this is a three way coalition government made out of official democrats, the greens and the free democrats. it is all different. but the biggest difference can be seen between the greens and the free democrats because they have a very different approach when it comes to the role of the state and the role