Tag: tax
Linnemann (CDU) calls for tax cuts to ease middle-income burden (Update)
(de-news.net) – General secretary of the CDU Carsten Linnemann has called for income taxes to be reduced in a clearly perceptible manner and emphasized that…
Health advocates press sugar tax as CDU leadership pushes back
(de-news.net) – Foodwatch, a consumer advocacy group, has reiterated its call for the introduction of a sugar tax ahead of the CDU’s federal party convention,…
Linnemann advocates cutting non-insurance benefits while Reiche calls for accelerated tax reforms
(de-news.net) – The General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Carsten Linnemann, has articulated firm reservations about the SPD’s proposal to stabilize statutory health…
SPD proposes comprehensive overhaul of health, pension, and tax financing
(de-news.net) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has outlined a package of measures to restructure the financing of health care and long-term care following a two-day…
CDU/CSU rejects Left Party’s wealth tax proposal
(de-news.net) – Leaders of the Union parties have strongly opposed proposals for new taxes, particularly the Left Party’s suggestion to reinstate a wealth tax. The…
CDU Economic Council pushes employee plan combining tax cuts and benefit reductions
(de-news.net) – The CDU Economic Council has advocated the adoption of a comprehensive ‘Plan for Employees,’ combining substantial tax relief with a firm cap on…
Coalition leaders suggest higher tobacco tax for the purpose of health finances
(de-news.net) – A number of members of Germany’s governing coalition have reiterated calls for an increase in the tobacco tax, linking the proposal both to…
Schweitzer (SPD) presses for digital tax to protect media pluralism and democracy
(de-news.net) – The Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate and chair of the Länder Broadcasting Commission, Alexander Schweitzer, has called for the rapid introduction of a digital tax…
