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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…
Wealth Tax Debate Resurfaces
Months of contentious debate surrounding cuts to citizen’s income have spurred a surprising shift within the German Social…
Tax Relief Set No Extra Funds Coming
The promise of tax relief for Germany’s hospitality sector and commuters is facing renewed pressure to be swiftly…
Flight Tax Relief Delayed
The German government has postponed promised tax relief for the aviation industry, sparking criticism from industry representatives and…
Tourism Chief Demands Restaurant Tax Cut
The fragile recovery of Germany’s hospitality sector is facing a critical impasse as friction between the federal government…
Tax Hike Fears Stall Reform Drive
The recent upward revision of tax revenue forecasts has triggered a sharp warning from the conservative bloc, cautioning…
Tax Revenues Surge Forecasts Revised Upward
Federal, state and local authorities are projecting significantly higher tax revenues than initially forecast earlier this year, according…
SPD Sees Progress on Commuter Tax Break and Restaurant Relief
The planned tax relief measures for commuters and the hospitality sector are facing hurdles, but a key Social…
States Demand Compensation for Restaurant Tax Cut
A deepening rift is emerging between German state governments and the federal government over a proposed package of…
Hospitality Fears Tax Hike U-Turn
The German hospitality sector is bracing for a potential political fallout as states and the federal government appear…
Spahn Slams Klingbeil Over Tax Debate
A simmering political standoff is threatening to derail planned tax relief measures aimed at commuters and the hospitality…
Tax Relief Deal Faces Collapse
The German government’s planned tax relief measures for the hospitality sector and commuters face a critical impasse, with…
Tech Tax Looms in Germany
The German government is accelerating plans for a “platform levy” a move signaling a significant shift in its…
US Tax Loophole Threatens Global Minimum Rate
A recent exemption granted to multinational US corporations from key provisions of the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) is…
Tax Windfall Boosts German Budget
Government bodies across Germany – federal, state and local – are now poised to benefit from substantially higher…
Tax Revenue Continues to Rise
The German Finance Ministry’s latest monthly report, released Tuesday, reveals a continued surge in tax revenues, raising questions…
Digital Tax Push Aims For 2026
North Rhine-Westphalia is poised to spearhead a nationwide effort to introduce a “Digital Tax” aimed squarely at the…
Tourism Chief Calls for Air Tax Cut
A growing chorus of concern is reverberating through Germany’s aviation sector, prompting calls for a significant reduction in…
Overtime Tax Break Fails to Deliver
A planned tax bonus for overtime compensation, championed by the German government as part of its coalition agreement,…
Property Owners Feel Tax Burden
A comprehensive new study by the Ifo Institute and Econpol Europe has revealed a significant transfer of the…
Coalition Split Looms Over Divorce Tax Reform
The German Social Democrats (SPD) are pressing their coalition partners, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social…
Craftsmen Demand Power Tax Relief
The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) is issuing a stark warning to the federal government, accusing it…
Tobacco Tax Talks Gain Momentum
A potentially significant shift in German healthcare funding is emerging, with both governing coalition factions and the Federal…
Inheritance Tax Break Saves Business Heirs Billions
A significant loophole in German inheritance tax law has allowed heirs to avoid approximately €7.6 billion in taxes…
Retirement Income Tax Fight Erupts
A simmering dispute within the German government is threatening to derail the implementation of the planned “Aktivrente” a…
Schulze Seeks Inheritance Tax Relief for Eastern German Businesses
Calls for adjustments to inheritance tax policies are gaining traction in Germany, particularly concerning businesses located in eastern…
Tunnel Tycoon Backs Wealth Tax
The founder and owner of Herrenknecht, a global leader in tunnel boring machine manufacturing, has expressed support for…
Inheritance Tax Hike Aims To Boost Fairness
The German government is exploring options to address a projected shortfall in the federal budget between 2027 and…
Retirement Income Tax Threat Looms
Concerns are mounting regarding the planned “Aktivrente” (active retirement) scheme, set to take effect on January 1, 2026,…
Coalition Stalls Divorce Tax Reform
Significant disagreement has emerged within German political circles regarding the future of the “Ehegatten-Splitting” – a system of…
Wealth Tax Proposal Targets German Billionaires
The leader of Germany’s largest trade union federation, the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), Yasmin Fahimi, has proposed a one-time…
Airline Tax Cut Gains Traction
The German parliamentary group of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has signaled openness to reducing the aviation tax,…
Food Tax Cut Off Table
The Federal Minister of Agriculture, Alois Rainer (CSU), has stated that current budgetary constraints preclude any potential reduction…
Overtime Tax Break Delayed
The planned tax exemption for overtime bonuses is facing delays and may not be implemented as quickly as…
Sugar Tax Sparks Union Rift
A proposal by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Schleswig-Holstein to introduce a tax on beverages with high…
Wealth Creation Not Wealth Tax
A senior figure within the CSU (Christian Social Union) has voiced strong opposition to proposals linking potential cuts…
Tax Relief Debate Heats Up
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautioned the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) against prioritizing tax relief in areas…
Taxpayers Hail Reiches Tax Cut Plan
The Federation of Taxpayers has voiced its support for a proposal by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Katarina…
SPD Seeks Inheritance Tax Hike
Debate intensifies in Germany over potential inheritance tax reforms, highlighting differing perspectives on economic fairness and the nation’s…
Inheritance Tax Reform Eyes 800000 Euro Lifelong Allowance
A leading economist is proposing a significant overhaul of inheritance tax regulations, advocating for a lifetime tax-free allowance…
Inheritance Tax Hike Off The Table
Government officials have dismissed proposals to increase inheritance tax, particularly concerning the transfer of businesses. Thorsten Frei, Head…
Union Calls for Arms Industry Tax
A prominent trade union leader is advocating for a special tax levied on the exceptional profits of arms…
Inheritance Tax Sparks CDU Debate
A renewed discussion surrounding inheritance tax reform is taking place within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. Following…
Tax Reform Debate Heats Up
A debate surrounding potential reforms to inheritance tax is gaining momentum in Germany, with representatives from both the…
SPD Calls for Inheritance Tax Reform
A growing sentiment within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) signals a push to link discussions surrounding welfare state…
Overtime Tax Breaks May Not Boost Work Hours
Analysis suggests proposed incentives may not boost working hours in Germany. Recent proposals by the German government to…
Tax Reform Sparks Union Rejection
A significant disagreement has emerged regarding proposed reforms to Germany’s inheritance tax system. The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social…
Bayern Demands Higher Inheritance Tax Thresholds
Bavaria is advocating for an increase in inheritance tax allowances, arguing the current system places undue financial pressure…
Inheritance Tax Reform Sparks Debate
A potential overhaul of Germany’s inheritance tax system is being proposed, focusing on a lifetime allowance and tying…
Farmers Tax Breaks Spark Union Ire
A leading representative of the German Customs and Finance Trade Union (BDZ) is advocating for the elimination of…
EU Plans Spark Parcel Tax Fears
Concerns are rising over the European Union’s proposed flat-rate customs levy on small package shipments, with the head…
Greens Push for Local Tax Boost
Germany’s Green Party is proposing a series of measures aimed at alleviating the financial burden on municipalities struggling…
SPD Seeks Inheritance Tax Talks
Following statements by Christian Union (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn regarding the inequitable distribution of wealth, the…
Tax Breaks Boost Company Housing
Addressing the acute housing shortage, a leading figure from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has called for a…
Inheritance Tax Reform Gains Support Across Parties
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) has welcomed remarks from Jens Spahn, parliamentary group leader of the Christian…
Tax Hikes Possible to Cover Future Budget Gaps
Advisor to Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, economist Jens Südekum, has indicated that tax increases may be necessary to…
Farmers Get Diesel Tax Break Back
The German government has announced the full reinstatement of the agricultural diesel rebate, effective January 2026. The Federal…
Grimm Slams Tax Breaks for Restaurants Commuters>
Leading economist Veronika Grimm has sharply criticized recent tax cuts targeting the hospitality sector and increasing commuter benefits,…
Commuters and Restaurants Get Tax Relief!
The Federal Cabinet has approved the 2025 tax amendment bill, introducing an increase in commuter allowances and a…
Inheritance Tax Overhaul Needed
A leading figure in German inheritance law is calling for a fundamental overhaul of the current legislation, citing…
German Inheritance Tax Revenue Surges to Record High
German tax authorities collected €133 billion in inheritance and gift tax in 2024, representing a 123 percent increase…
Wealthy to Fund Tax Cuts Says SPD Leader
The leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Matthias Miersch, has signaled a potential shift in…
Tax Expert Rejects Bavarian Leader’s Inheritance Tax Plan
The chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, Monika Schnitzer, has voiced opposition to proposals for the…
CDU MPs Demand Inheritance Tax Overhaul
Within Germany’s governing coalition, calls for reform of the inheritance tax are gaining momentum, igniting a debate over…
North Rhine-Westphalia Still Missing Five Percent of Property Tax Returns
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) continues to grapple with outstanding issues relating to the property tax reform, with significant numbers…
Söder Rules Out Tax Hikes
The leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, has firmly positioned himself against tax increases, stating…