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Earners
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Crafts Industry Head Warns Wealthy Earners Face Tax Burden From Reform
The President of German skilled crafts, Jörg Dittrich, has issued a warning regarding the potential burden placed on…
SPD Leader Klingbeil Taps High Earners to Fund Middle Class Relief Plans
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD announced that he plans to introduce concepts aimed at easing…
Expert Insists Higher Income Tax on Top Earners Essential for Reform
Economist Jens Südekum asserts that implementing an income tax reform requires raising taxes on the highest earners to…
Linnemann Rejects Tax Hike for Lower Earners At Top Bracket
CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann rejected a hike in the top marginal tax rate, at least for the…
Tax Hike Study Shows Low Earners Hit Hardest Proportionally
According to a study conducted by the union-affiliated Böckler Foundation, raising the value-added tax (VAT) would impact low-income…
VdK Slams Government’s Energy Relief Plan as Insufficient for Low Earners
The VdK social association has issued sharp criticism regarding the government’s decisions aimed at alleviating high energy prices.…
Economist Cremer Demands 30 Percent Guarantee for Low Earners
In the ongoing debate about social state reforms, economist Georg Cremer is calling for changes to how deductions…
Steffen Krach Calls on SPD to Deliver Real Relief for Low and Middle Earners After Rhineland‑Palatinate Loss
After the Social Democrats lost the state election in Rhineland‑Palatinate, Berlin’s SPD candidate Steffen Krach has asked his national…
Fuel Subsidy Would Mainly Alleviate Burden of High Earners, RWTH Study Reveals
A short study from the Chair of Energy System Economics at RWTH Aachen-presented by the researchers on Saturday-shows…
Women Still Rarely Serve as Primary Earners in German Couple Households
In Germany it is still rare for women to bring in more income to a shared household than…
German Parties Clash Over Higher Taxes For High Earners
In the debate over a tax reform, SPD politicians are also calling for a heavier burden on high…
Klingbeil to Unveil Plan to Cut Income Tax for Small and Middle Earners
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD is reportedly working on a plan to reduce income tax for low‑to‑middle‑income…
Tax Changes Hit High Earners
A significant cohort of high-earning German employees are facing a reduction in their net income next year, a…
Tax Cut Could Benefit Top Earners
The German government’s planned income tax relief is facing internal debate, with leading Social Democrats (SPD) now advocating…
High Earners Face Increased Insurance Contributions
The German government is poised to implement a significant increase in social security contributions for high-earning employees, a…
High Earners Face Higher Social Security Taxes>
Proposed adjustments to social security contribution calculation thresholds are set to impact German earners, with some high-income individuals…
Higher Social Fees Planned For Top Earners
Germany is poised to adjust its social contribution system, impacting higher earners, according to a draft ordinance from…
SPD Backs Tax Hike Plan For Top Earners
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is defending considerations raised by Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil regarding potential tax increases…
Opposition Rejects Tax Hike Call for High Earners
Disagreements are emerging within Germany’s governing coalition regarding tax policy, specifically proposals for income tax relief and the…
Home Office Tax Break Favors Top Earners
A recent analysis of German income tax statistics reveals a notable disparity in the benefits derived from various…
Union Rejects SPD’s Plan to Hit High Earners with Higher Premiums
Germany’s Coalition Party Rejects Proposal to Increase Contributions from High-Earners to Stabilize Health Insurance Funds The German government’s…
3.1% Jump in Real Wages, a Boon for Low-Income Earners!
Germany’s real wages have risen by at least as much as in any year since 2008, the Federal…