▁tight ening ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁impos ing ▁pat ernal istic ▁measures . ▁ ▁Also ▁the ▁organization ▁strongly ▁critic izes ▁state - run ▁mon opol y ▁structures , ▁e . g . ▁when ▁supp lying ▁goods ▁that ▁are ▁regarded ▁" public ▁goods ", ▁especially ▁if ▁reward ▁is ▁made ▁by ▁collection ▁tax es ▁( local ▁rates ) ▁rather ▁than ▁demand ing ▁prices . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁active ▁lo bb ying ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁reform ▁on ▁ant it rust ▁laws ▁to ▁allow ▁ant it rust ▁authorities ▁to ▁control ▁local ▁mon opol y ▁structures ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁prices ▁comparison ▁and ▁sim ulated ▁competition ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁no ▁state ▁of ▁competition ▁can ▁be ▁reached . ▁ ▁Deutsch er ▁K ons ument en bund ▁critic izes ▁local ▁community ▁tax ▁laws ▁currently ▁in ▁effect ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁has ▁formed ▁a ▁coal ition ▁to ▁alter ▁or ▁abol ish ▁the ▁current ▁legal ▁structures . ▁ ▁General ▁consumer ▁information ▁and ▁protection ▁The ▁organization ▁offers ▁general ▁consumer ▁information ▁and ▁consumer ▁protection ▁services ▁publishing ▁R ape x ▁warnings ▁in ▁German ▁language ▁and ▁offering ▁assistance ▁with ▁so ▁called ▁" sub scription ▁tra ps " ▁and ▁Air line ▁passenger ▁rights . ▁ ▁Fair ▁Water ▁Group ▁Deutsch er ▁K ons ument en bund ▁established ▁a ▁" F air ▁Water ▁Group " ▁that ▁organ izes ▁grass ▁root ▁movements , ▁individuals ▁and ▁organizations ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁legal ▁framework ▁for ▁community ▁tax ation . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Website ▁of ▁Deutsch er ▁K ons ument en bund ▁( G erman ▁Cons um ers ' ▁Federation ) ▁ ▁References