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Burden
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German Mid‑Size Union Pushes Tax Reform to Ease Middle and Upper Income Burden Ahead of CDU Party Conference
The Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT) has submitted a motion for the CDU party congress that begins this Friday…
February 18, 2026
IW Chief Criticizes SPD Health Levy as Unnecessary Burden on Health Insurance
Criticism of the health levy that the SPD plans to impose on capital income continues unabated. The senior…
February 11, 2026
Employees Bear Larger Share of Social Contributions as Employer Burden Falls
Employees now pay a larger share of social security contributions than in the past, while the relative burden…
February 6, 2026
Textile Law Risks Business Burden
Balancing Environmental Goals with Industry Concerns The German retail association, the Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE), is urging policymakers to…
January 12, 2026
Tax Burden Rises Faster Than Forecast
Looming Demographic Shift Threatens to Cripple German Social Security System New calculations by economist Martin Werding, based on…
December 15, 2025
Business Tax Burden in Germany Soars
A surge in municipal business tax rates is raising concerns about Germany’s economic competitiveness and exacerbating tensions between…
November 15, 2025
Property Owners Feel Tax Burden
A comprehensive new study by the Ifo Institute and Econpol Europe has revealed a significant transfer of the…
October 16, 2025
Migration Relief Eases Burden on German Counties
German districts are experiencing a noticeable easing of pressure due to a decline in migration levels, according to…
September 9, 2025
Pension Payments Face Increased Tax Burden
In 2024, approximately 22.3 million people in Germany received pension benefits totaling around 403 billion euros. According to…
August 8, 2025
Tax Burden Rises
49 AM.. This date signifies the point at which, calculated purely on a symbolic basis, individuals begin earning…
July 10, 2025
Decreasing Numbers Deceive, Burden Remains
In the face of declining asylum seeker numbers, leading figures from Germany’s municipal associations are warning against complacency.…
June 23, 2025
Mothers’ Rent: A Burden on the Young?
German CDU’s Chief of Social Affairs Johannes Winkel has expressed his opposition to the mothers’ pension, a key…
June 17, 2025
Berlin’s Mayor Demands Fair Share of the Burden
Berlin’s Mayor Kai Wegner Calls for Structural Reforms to Ease Fiscal Burden on States and Communes Berlin’s mayor,…
June 8, 2025
Germany’s Energy Burden
A study by Enportal, an energy procurement advisor for businesses in Germany, shows that network fees are becoming…
May 2, 2025
The 5-Cent Promise That’s Actually a 10-Cent Burden
The energy price has emerged as a central topic in the coalition talks between the CDU and the…
March 14, 2025
Bundesgesundheitsminister to Slam the Brakes on Elderly’s Healthcare Burden!
In the face of further increasing self-liability in home care, German Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) intends…
February 7, 2025
Germany’s Baerbock Offers to Ease US Burden in Global Crisis!
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Spoke with German Counterpart After a Week of Calls with Other…
January 28, 2025
Tax-Funded Welfare: CDU’s Social Wing Shifts the Burden!
A social wing of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has called for a debate on high social contributions,…
January 23, 2025
BOMBSHELL: 2025 Taxpayers to be Relieved of Burden, But Not Before a 4-Year Delay!
Taxpayers will only notice the tax relief planned by the federal government in the new year, with a…
December 19, 2024





















