Tag: tax
EU windfall tax proposal highlights coalition preferences over fuel price relief
(de-news.net) – To combat high fuel prices, Germany and a number of EU allies are pushing for a windfall tax on oil companies. However, differences…
Bundesrat to consider resolution on national sugar tax initiative
(de-news.net) – Schleswig-Holstein has suggested a sugar tax on sweetened beverages as a preventive health measure, connecting it to product reformulation and youth protection. While…
Government examines consumption tax hike paired with income tax and contribution relief
(de-news.net) – The German government is considering a VAT increase from 19 to 21 percent as part of a broader reform package that could include…
Finance Minister reviews windfall tax as government moves to curb fuel price volatility
(de-news.net) – Amid persistently high fuel prices, the German Federal Ministry of Finance is assessing a windfall tax on mineral oil companies’ crisis-related profits, with…
Towards an air transport tax cut so to boost aviation sector while shifting fiscal burden
(de-news.net) – The Federal Government plans to reduce Germany’s air transport tax by mid-2026, lowering rates across all distance categories to return revenues to May…
German publishers renew push for digital platform tax
(de-news.net) – Jan Ippen, founder and chief executive of Ippen Digital, has advocated the introduction of a digital levy targeting major internet platforms, arguing that…
Söder (CSU) urges ‘Agenda 2030’ with broad tax and social reforms
(de-news.net) – Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Minister President of Bavaria, has called for a far-reaching restructuring of Germany’s tax…
Tax reform debate intensifies as CDU and SPD outline competing plans
(de-news.net) – There have been divergent and, at times, sharply contrasting reactions across Germany’s political and economic landscape to the proposal advanced by Carsten Linnemann,…
