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After coalition’s compromise on sugar tax, economists pledge for inheritance tax overhaul

(de-news.net) – Germany’s governing coalition has reportedly reached a compromise on a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, with Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil of the center-left Social…

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Conservatives urge strict spending cuts as Social Democrats favor wealth and inheritance taxes

(de-news.net) – Debates over fiscal policy in Germany are becoming more heated as conservative lawmakers demand expenditure-driven consolidation to close impending budget deficits, while Social…

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Union resistance persists as SPD pushes overhaul of inheritance tax

(de-news.net) – Senior figures within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have continued to resist the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) proposals for reforming the inheritance tax,…

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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…

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Frei (CDU) rejects moves to increase inheritance tax

(de-news.net) – Thorsten Frei (CDU), Head of the German Chancellor’s Office, has unequivocally rejected proposals—some originating within his own party—that seek to increase the tax…

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