Tag: Finance
Germany secures EU backing for 12-GW tender with regard to new power-plant strategy
(de-news.net) – Presenting the initiative as a decisive measure for safeguarding Germany’s long-term security of supply, the Federal Government has announced that it had reached…
Stricter basic-security framework: Bas (SPD) and CDU leadership justify reform
(de-news.net) – In response to criticism voiced during the bill’s formal introduction in the Bundestag on Thursday, Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has offered…
Wealth inequality does call for reform of inheritance‑tax system – but with constitutional hurdles
(de-news.net) – Monika Schnitzer, the chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, has argued that a comprehensive and carefully structured revision of the inheritance‑tax…
SPD unveils inheritance‑tax reform plan as CDU/CSU rejects overhaul
(de-news.net) – The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has formally introduced a comprehensive proposal to revise Germany’s inheritance tax system, asserting that the existing network of…
SPD seeks 1-million-euro lifetime exemption for inheritances (Update)
(de-news.net) – According to a concept paper jointly drafted by the SPD’s leadership and its parliamentary caucus, the party has put forward a detailed proposal…
Debate over income and corporate tax cuts highlights divisions over Germany’s economy
(de-news.net) – Leading figures from the SPD and the CDU/CSU have articulated sharply contrasting priorities in the ongoing tax policy debate within Germany’s governing coalition….
Söder (CSU) urges SPD to revive reform legacy amid demographic and economic pressures
(de-news.net) – Markus Söder, minister-president of Bavaria and leader of the CSU, has called on the Social Democratic Party to orient itself more strongly toward…
CDU unveils broad reform agenda targeting state efficiency, social systems, and EU regulation
(de-news.net) – This year, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) intends to launch a far-reaching overhaul of state functions aimed at redefining the scope and effectiveness…
SPD proposes lifetime inheritance allowance and higher taxes on business estates
(de-news.net) – Key elements of the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposed reform of inheritance taxation have been outlined in greater detail. According to the party’s…
Supplemental health insurance contributions rise again, prompting calls for systemic reform
(de-news.net) – The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has reported that supplemental contribution rates within Germany’s statutory health insurance system increased again…
