Merkel in desperate attempt to win back support after migrant crisis as she slashes taxes
Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, said: "It's not as if those who are feeling frustrated, detached or insecure - the people voting AfD - are voting AfD because their tax is high, so I don't think it will be very effective." The economist said that the CDU should invest in the integration of migrants and the police force to stop the AfD's popularity rising further.