Tag: tax
CDU/CSU demands budgetary austerity and rejects tax hikes in pre-deliberation statement
(de-news.net) – In anticipation of the forthcoming budgetary deliberations in the German Bundestag, Steffen Bilger, Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU parliamentary faction, has issued a…
Merz reaffirms coalition commitment: no tax increases under current agreement
(de-news.net) – Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has unequivocally affirmed that all coalition partners have reached a consensus stipulating that tax increases shall not be pursued…
Söder against tax concessions, proposes welfare restructuring
(de-news.net) – Markus Söder, Minister President of Bavaria and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), has expressed unequivocal opposition to any form of tax…
CDU General-Secretary urges end to tax increase statements
(de-news.net) – According to media reports, Carsten Linnemann, General-Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has urged the governing coalition to cease internal discussions concerning…
Contested fiscal strategy: political and economic responses to indication of tax increases
(de-news.net) – Opposition parties and representatives of economic interest groups have expressed strong disapproval of Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s (SPD) proposal to explore the possibility…
Tax policy cleavage within Germany’s governing coalition
(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister and SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil has suggested that tax increases remain a plausible instrument for addressing the nation’s 30-billion-euro budget…
No tax increases, Spahn contradicts Klingbeil
(de-news.net) – Jens Spahn, Chair of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag, has sharply criticized Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance and leader of the…
Coalition defers electricity tax relief for consumers, fast-tracks Mütterrente
(de-news.net) – Electricity tax relief will remain restricted to the industrial sector and agriculture. Following extended negotiations, the coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD failed to…
