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Merz defends pension reform despite political resistance

(de-news.net) – Despite opposition from state premiers, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) is defending plans to terminate Germany’s deduction-free early retirement for workers with 45 years…

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Klingbeil’s tax reform faces growing resistance within German coalition (Update)

(de-news.net) – Within Germany’s governing coalition, Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposed tax reforms are facing significant opposition, particularly from lawmakers in the CDU…

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Pension reform including core financing aspect faces mounting political resistance

(de-news.net) – The future of early retirement without benefit reductions for employees with 45 years of pension contributions has emerged as one of the most…

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Coalition relief bonus plan faces mounting political resistance after Bundesrat rejection

(de-news.net) – Germany’s proposed tax-free 1,000-euro relief bonus encountered major political resistance after its rejection by the Bundesrat, triggering broader disputes over fiscal policy, federal-state…

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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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