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The company's chief executive for Germany stated that new projects are being put on hold. This decision follows criticism of the Federal Government's healthcare cost-cutting policies and short-term austerity measures."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on government criticism"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Roche accuses the Federal Government of destroying confidence with its policies. However, one report states the company's Germany chief cited healthcare cost-cutting policies as the reason for the review, without explicitly mentioning a destruction of confidence. Another report mentions the planned savings by the federal government in the healthcare system are burdening the pharmaceutical industry, leading Roche to withdraw its investments."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention that Roche is stopping new investment decisions in Germany for the time being. 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