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Majority Back Sugar Tax Amid Youth Health Debate
A new survey supports the case for a sugar‑tax, according to a study cited by the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland”…
Economist Werding Rejects SPD Proposal to Tax Dividends Interest and Rental Income for Health Fund
Economics expert Martin Werding has rejected the SPD’s proposal to introduce a new health‑contribution levy on dividends, interest income,…
Carsten Linnemann Critiques SPD Capital Gains Tax Plan That Hits Small Savers
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU’s secretary general, expressed strong doubts about the SPD’s proposal to introduce a health‑surcharge on…
Germany’s Economy Minister Pushes Rapid Tax Cuts for Businesses and Workers
German federal economics minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) urged swift tax relief for companies and workers.Speaking to “Bild am Sonntag”,…
NRW Health Minister Declines Sugar Tax Rise Saying Timing Unfavorable
North Rhine‑Westphalia’s Health Minister Karl‑Josef Laumann (CDU) has rejected the calls that have been made by many groups to…
DIW Study Finds Progressive Wealth Tax Could Raise Up to €150 Billion Per Year
Party Die Linke has proposed a progressive wealth tax that could raise substantial new revenue. According to a study…
German Finance Ministry Confused Over Who Actually Benefits From Recent Tax Cuts
The German Federal Ministry of Finance says it does not know which population groups have actually benefited from…
Spahn Proposes Tax Incentives to Lure Global Entrepreneurs to Germany
The chairman of the Union faction, Jens Spahn (CDU), has urged Germany to entice founders and entrepreneurs abroad with…
German Physicians’ Association Pushes for Higher Tobacco Tax as President Klaus Reinhardt Welcomes Debate
The president of the German Federal Doctors’ Association, Klaus Reinhardt, welcomed the debate over raising the tobacco tax.…
Health Minister Warken Supports Higher Tobacco Tax to Reduce Smoking and Increase Health Literacy
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) stressed that a higher tobacco tax would help curb smoking. “It’s undisputed…
CDU Secretary Linnemann Rejects Minijob Abolition, Pushes for Tax Reform
Carsten Linnemann, the CDU general secretary, rejected the idea of placing the abolition of minijobs at the heart…
Left Party Urges Social Housing Income Tax Reform as 2026 Growth Forecast Drops
In light of the federal government’s revised, lower growth forecast for 2026, the Left parliamentary group leader Heidi…
North Rhine-Westphalia Proposes Concrete Model For Digital Tax on US And Chinese Tech Giants
In a recent discussion about a digital levy for U.S. and Chinese tech giants, the North‑Rheinland‑Westphalia (NRW) media…
Schweitzer Calls for Swift Digital Tax on Foreign Tech Titans
Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of the States, Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), has called for a rapid introduction of a…
DIW Reimagines Inheritance Tax With Balanced New Concept
“However, when eliminating tax privileges, one must proceed with prudence to avoid jeopardising the continuity of medium‑sized companies…
Inheritance Tax Debate Sparks German Party Clash
The Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) parliamentary group leader, Matthias Miersch, has sharply criticized the conservative Union’s response to…
CDU Urged to Rethink Inheritance Tax
A prominent voice within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is publicly urging the party to reconsider its stance…
Tourism Group Demands Flight Tax Cut
The German tourism industry is escalating its lobbying efforts for a reduction in aviation tax, highlighting a growing…
Heir Tax Dispute Splits German Coalition
The debate surrounding inheritance tax in Germany has ignited a sharp political clash, with SPD parliamentary leadership directly…
Airlines Demand Tax Cut Boost Travel
The German aviation industry is mounting pressure on the ruling coalition government to swiftly enact promised tax cuts…
Airline Tax Cut Funding Still Uncertain
A looming dispute between Germany’s Transport and Finance ministries threatens to derail a planned reduction in air travel…
Union Fights Tax Hike on Gas Cars
The proposal by a faction within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to significantly increase the taxation of company…
Fleet Tax Overhaul Looms
A faction within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is pushing for a significant overhaul of the tax regulations…
Coalition Calm Amid Tax Disputes
Berlin – Despite simmering tensions surrounding the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposed tax reforms, the German government insists…
CDU Demands Electricity Tax Cut
Pressure mounts on Chancellor Merz to deliver on core CDU promise as internal divisions sharpen. A significant wave…
Tax Advice Law Reform Approved
The German Federal Cabinet has initiated a reform of the Tax Advisory Act, a move framed by the…
SPD Inheritance Tax Plan Faces Credibility Question
The sudden resurgence of the inheritance tax debate by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has been met with…
Business Conservatives Halt Tax Plans Threaten Coalition
A simmering coalition dispute threatens to erupt within the German government as the CDU/CSU’s influential economic affairs wing…
Craft Leaders Blast SPD Inheritance Tax Plans
The proposals for reform of Germany’s inheritance tax, spearheaded by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), are facing fierce…
Tax Plan Threatens German Jobs
The proposed inheritance tax reform by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is facing fierce criticism from within the…
Inheritance Tax Overhaul Seems Inevitable
The chair of the German Council of Experts for Economic Analysis, Monika Schnitzer, is advocating for a fundamental…
SPD Inheritance Tax Plan Faces Legal Challenge
A leading German tax law expert is raising serious constitutional concerns regarding the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposed…
Business Groups Blast SPD Inheritance Tax Plans
The proposed overhaul of inheritance tax by Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is drawing fierce criticism from leading…
Trump Imposes Iran Business Tax
The potential for escalating international tensions surged this week as former US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping…
SPD Plans Inheritance Tax Overhaul
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is poised to overhaul the nation’s inheritance tax system, a move signaling…
Tax Cuts Urged for Middle Class
The simmering tensions between Germany’s ruling coalition partners, the CDU/CSU (Union) and the SPD, have escalated once again,…
Economists Fear Tax Hikes
Looming Fiscal Crisis Forces Germany to Confront Tax Hikes and Structural Reforms The German government faces a rapidly…
Berlin Tax Offices Fastest in Germany
Berlin’s tax offices consistently outperform their counterparts across Germany, a new analysis reveals, highlighting persistent inefficiencies within the…
EU Carbon Border Tax Faces Expert Scrutiny
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), slated to take effect in January, is facing growing criticism…
Doctors Back Alcohol Tax Hike
Germany’s debate surrounding increased alcohol pricing is gaining momentum, fueled by growing concerns over public health and calls…
Tax Deal Remains Stable
The German government’s coalition, comprised of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), appears…
Greens Dismiss CDU Tax Plans as Unrealistic
Political Wrangling Erupts Over Tax Proposals, Sparking Doubts on Fiscal Credibility A fierce debate has erupted within the…
SPD Unveils Major Tax Plan
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is poised to initiate ambitious tax reforms this year, signaling a potential shift…
CDU Seeks End to EU Electricity Tax Floors
CDU Signals Shift Towards Challenging EU’s Minimum Electricity Tax Rates The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Germany’s largest opposition…
CSU Gains CDU Backing for Tax Cuts
A growing rift within German conservative circles is emerging over the pace of tax reform, as the Christian…
Tax Reform Promises Inheritance Overhaul
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is signaling a significant shift in its economic policy, promising a comprehensive reform…
Tax Cuts Urged Boost German Growth
A growing rift is emerging within Germany’s ruling coalition as calls mount for an accelerated reduction in corporate…
Tax Cuts May Boost German Business
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, currently under the leadership of CDU’s Katherina Reiche, is reportedly exploring…
Economist Urges Caution on Corporate Tax Cuts
The German government is facing mounting criticism regarding proposals to accelerate tax cuts and implement unconventional economic stimulus…
Doctors Push for Sugar Tax School Lessons
Germany’s medical establishment is issuing a stark warning about the nation’s public health trajectory, calling for urgent and…
Bosch Seeks Tax Relief Boosts Innovation
Germany’s technological advancement risks being stifled by a pervasive culture of risk aversion and a growing desire to…
Flights Won’t Get Cheaper Despite Tax Cut
The German government’s planned reduction in air travel tax, slated to take effect on July 1st, 2026, is…
Sugar Tax Gains Momentum in Germany
The debate surrounding public health interventions in Germany is intensifying, with prominent figures now openly advocating for a…
Heirs of Family Businesses Face Tax Pressure
The influential Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat) is advocating for a significant overhaul of Germany’s inheritance tax system,…
German Tax Revenue Declines
Germany’s tax revenues experienced a first-time decline in months during November, according to a report released this week…
Doctors Back Sweet Tax Proposal
Germany’s general practitioners are backing a push for a nationwide sugar tax, a move gaining momentum amidst rising…
Germany Considers Sugar Tax
Political Momentum Builds for Nationwide Sugar Levy in Germany A renewed push for a nationwide sugar tax in…
Sugar Tax Rejected by Farming Minister
The German government is facing internal division and industry backlash over proposals for a sugar tax, highlighting a…
Lauterbach Backs Sugar Tax Push
The proposal by Schleswig-Holstein to introduce a sugar tax is receiving cautious endorsement from former German Health Minister…
Sugar Tax Set for Nationwide Rollout
Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister-President Daniel Günther is spearheading a push for a nationwide sugar tax and defending a controversial new…
Restaurant Prices Unchanged Tax Cut Offset
The planned reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) for the hospitality sector, slated to take effect on January…
Tax Cut for Restaurants Sparks Union Opposition
The proposed permanent reduction in value-added tax (VAT) on restaurant meals is facing staunch opposition from the leading…
States Approve Tax Package
The Bundesrat, Germany’s upper house representing the federal states, has approved the 2025 tax reform law, clearing the…
Viessmann Urges Tax Cuts Boosts Local Investment
The CEO of Viessmann Group, Maximilian Viessmann, has issued a stark warning regarding potential shifts in German fiscal…
Tax Burden Rises Faster Than Forecast
Looming Demographic Shift Threatens to Cripple German Social Security System New calculations by economist Martin Werding, based on…
Doctors Demand Fee Hike Tobacco Tax
The head of the Association of Statutory Health Physicians (KBV), Andreas Gassen, has ignited a contentious debate within…
Tax Ruling Boosts Government View
The Federal Ministry of Finance has expressed relief following a recent ruling by the Federal Finance Court regarding…
Property Tax Challenge Fails
The Federal Finance Court (BFH) has decisively rejected a series of legal challenges against the newly implemented Grundsteuer…
Rehlinger Urges Wealthier Firms Tax Relief
Saarland’s Minister President Anke Rehlinger has issued a stark warning to the German federal government, urging a swift…
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 Push Gains Momentum
The German government is facing internal pressure to accelerate planned corporate tax cuts, sparking a debate over the…
Tax Cut Debate Sparks SPD Concerns
The proposal by Bavarian Premier Markus Söder to accelerate corporate tax cuts as a means of stimulating the…
Tax Cut Push Aims to Boost German Business
Pressure is mounting on the German government to accelerate planned corporate tax cuts, as policymakers grapple with a…
Tax Relief Boosts German Pensions
The recent passage of the German government’s pension package has been met with cautious optimism from Verena Bentele,…
Tax Relief Package Passes Parliament
The German Bundestag has advanced a sweeping tax package, intended to provide relief for commuters, the hospitality sector…
Windfall Tax Boosts German State Funds
A windfall tax levied on the extraordinary profits of major energy corporations following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has…
Wealth Tax Debate Resurfaces
Calls are intensifying within Germany to reinstate the wealth tax, fueled by a scathing critique of the government’s…
Profits Surge Tax Arms Industry Now
The burgeoning arms industry is generating significant debate in Germany, with calls intensifying for the government to introduce…
Coalition Plans Tax Perks for Union Members
A coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Union faction is proposing significant tax reforms that critics…
Switzerland Rejects Compulsory Service Tax
Switzerland has emphatically rejected two federal proposals in a nationwide referendum, signaling a strong pushback against government intervention…
AI Profits Demand New Tax
The German Green Party’s leadership is escalating calls for a new digital tax targeting corporations reaping substantial profits…
Lufthansa Won’t Cut Routes Despite Tax Cut
The German aviation sector is experiencing a complex shift in strategy following a coalition agreement to reduce the…
Inheritance Tax Ruling Delayed
The Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) has postponed its anticipated autumn ruling on the constitutionality of inheritance tax, a…
Pension Payments Drain Third of Tax Revenue
A new analysis by the Ifo Institute has revealed a looming fiscal imbalance within Germany’s upcoming 2026 federal…
Luxury Flights Tax Sparks Coalition Rift
A simmering dispute is threatening to fracture Germany’s ruling coalition over a proposed levy on luxury air travel.…
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…
Aviation Sector Cheers Tax Relief Deal
The German aviation sector has welcomed the agreement reached late Thursday within the governing coalition, signaling a significant…
Industry Gets Power Tax Relief
The German Bundestag has approved legislation extending a significant reduction in electricity tax for businesses in the manufacturing,…
Top Economist Proposes Wealth Tax for Crisis Relief
A prominent German economic advisor is advocating for a crisis levy on the country’s top seven percent of…
Ex-Prosecutor Calls for Tax Fraud Overhaul
A former senior public prosecutor in Cologne, Anne Brorhilker, has delivered a scathing critique of Germany’s efforts to…
Homeowners Protest Unfair Property Tax
The looming legal challenges to Germany’s newly implemented property tax, set to be heard beginning Wednesday before the…
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…
Flat Inheritance Tax Risks Revenue Loss
A recently published study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) casts significant doubt on the viability…
Property Tax Reform Yields No Gains For Cities
The long-awaited property tax reform in Germany appears, at least superficially, to be fulfilling initial government promises of…
Airlines Seek Tax Cut to Boost German Flights
A simmering dispute over aviation tax is poised to erupt within Germany’s ruling coalition, with the conservative Union…
Tariff Law Boosts German Tax Revenue
The proposed Federal Collective Bargaining Loyalty Act (BTTG) is poised to generate substantial financial benefits for Germany’s social…
Inheritance Tax Reform Gains Momentum
The debate surrounding wealth distribution in Germany has intensified, with SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf advocating for a…
Economist Slams SPD Tax Plans
The prospect of increased inheritance and wealth taxes in Germany is drawing sharp criticism from the head of…
Aiwanger Slams Inheritance Tax Proposals
Escalating Tax Debate Highlights Generational Divide and Economic Concerns The Bavarian government’s stance on inheritance tax is intensifying…
SPD Demands Wealth Tax Reform
The internal debate within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has taken a sharp turn, with prominent factions now…