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Crafts Industry Head Warns Wealthy Earners Face Tax Burden From Reform

Dawn Amber — Sun, 10 May 2026 01:08:04 +0000

The President of German skilled crafts, Jörg Dittrich, has issued a warning regarding the potential burden placed on…

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Greens Advocate Calls for Luxury Tax on Wealthy Germans

Victoria Chase — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:24:04 +0000

Karl Haeusgen, the head of the Green party’s economic association, has advocated for implementing a minimum tax on…

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SPD SLAMS UNION TAX PLAN FOR FAVORING WEALTHY ELITE

Sean Prescott — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:14:05 +0000

SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch sharply criticized the Union’s recent proposal for tax reform. Speaking to the…

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Wealthy Households Benefit Most From Planned Fuel Tax Cuts

Frank Bowers — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:47:04 +0000

A simulation conducted by researchers at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, reported on by Spiegel, indicates that…

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Electric Car Ownership Skewed to Wealthy 1.3% of Low Income German Households Own EVs

Trevor Yard — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:07:07 +0000

In 2023, only 1.3 % of German households with a monthly net household income below €2,600 owned at least…

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Greens Target Wealthy Ahead of Key Meeting

Dawn Amber — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:30:05 +0000

The Green Party is intensifying pressure on German Economics Minister Katarina Reiche of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…

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Wealthy Tenants May Face Fees for Social Housing

Chloe Price — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:53:05 +0000

The German government is considering a new levy on residents of social housing who earn above a certain…

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Greens Accuse Wealthy of Inaction on Chip Shortage

Chloe Price — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:37:05 +0000

The ongoing semiconductor shortage is triggering a sharp rebuke of German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) from the…

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Renewables Growth Faces Wealthy Opposition

Dawn Amber — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:40:04 +0000

Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautioned Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU)…

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Wealthy to Fund Tax Cuts Says SPD Leader

Sean Prescott — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:51:03 +0000

The leader of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Matthias Miersch, has signaled a potential shift in…

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Advisors Urge Wealthy to Back Welfare Cuts

Frank Bowers — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:03:14 +0000

A key advisory council to Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has urged Minister Katherina Reiche to advocate…

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CDU Lawmaker Open to Higher Tax on Wealthy

Chloe Price — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:41:05 +0000

A prominent CDU lawmaker has proposed a potential compromise to ongoing budgetary debates, suggesting a willingness to consider…

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Greens Accuse Opposition of Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

Frank Bowers — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:50:05 +0000

Members of Germany’s Green Party are sharply criticizing the opposition CDU and its leadership, alleging policies favoring the…

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Wealthy Must Pay More For Climate Action

Chloe Price — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 04:24:04 +0000

A leading Green Party politician in the German state of Hesse, Mathias Wagner, has advocated for increased financial…

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Wealthy Face Tax Hike Push

Frank Bowers — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 03:19:05 +0000

A growing chorus within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is advocating for the introduction of new taxes and…

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Pellmann Slams Wealthy Over Worklife Proposals

Victoria Chase — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 14:15:08 +0000

A heated debate has emerged in Germany regarding proposed changes to the nation’s pension system and workforce participation,…

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CDU: SPD’s Health Insurance Grab for the Wealthy is a Recipe for Social Chaos

Victoria Chase — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:50:04 +0000

German Union’s Labor Chief Rejects Higher Health Insurance Contributions for High-Earners The head of the Christian Democratic Employees’…

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US Wealthy Flee to Switzerland Amidst Trump’s Trade War Escalation

Victoria Chase — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:32:03 +0000

Wealthy Americans are increasingly looking to Switzerland as a safe haven for their assets amid heightened tensions and…

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‘No Raise for the Wealthy, Solidarity with the Working Class’?

Chloe Price — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:25:08 +0000

The SPD’s General Secretary, Matthias Miersch, has rejected the employers’ demand for an increase in the retirement age.…

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