Tag: Federal Ministry of Finance
Ten methods that tax authorities can use to track down tax evaders
man at the laptop The tax offices collect numerous data in order to compare them with the tax returns. (Photo: imago stock&people) Frankfurt Banking secrecy is one of the most…
The controversial double role of Lars Feld
Lars Feld The Freiburg economist has many opponents in science and politics because of his regulatory economic position. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin There he sits, the highly decorated scientist, in the…
The controversial double role of Lars Feld
Lars Feld The Freiburg economist has many opponents in science and politics because of his regulatory economic position. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin There he sits, the highly decorated scientist, in the…
How the coalition is exploiting the climate and transformation fund
In order to get out of its financial dilemma, the federal government resorted to a trick that it has been using more and more in recent months: instead of the…
Digital pension overview: Scientists trump new pension portal
Digital pension overview The online portal provides information on the current status of statutory, company and private pension schemes. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Frankfurt Every year, employees find so-called status notifications…
“Industrial research is going to the dogs”
Berlin In their coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP make a clear commitment to research policy: “With a modern funding policy, we are ensuring a successful start to an…
What pensioners with wrong tax assessments need to know
senior More than a million pensioners in Germany receive the basic pension surcharge. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt For two years, seniors with mini-pensions have been entitled to a basic pension…
Wrong tax assessment – pensioners should know that now
senior More than a million pensioners in Germany receive the basic pension surcharge. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt For two years, seniors with mini-pensions have been entitled to a basic pension…
Lindner is planning small relief for companies
Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) wants to strengthen Germany as a business location with a reform of corporate taxes. After a long period of preparation, the draft of his…
Federal government sees Germany as a high-tax country – but wants to change little
Even if the bill is repeatedly criticized, the federal government does not deny that Germany is a high-tax country. “In Germany, the tax and duty burden on earned income is…
“Way into the debt trap” – debate about upper limit for overdraft interest flared up again
Withdraw money from checking account Banks grant their customers overdraft facilities up to a certain limit if their checking account is exhausted. The expensive overdraft facilities have increasingly come under…
The fairy tale of high home prices
Home ownership myth What is the actual affordability of home ownership in Germany? Many young families currently have the feeling that the dream of owning their own property cannot be…
The fairy tale of the high prices for your own home
Home ownership myth What is the actual affordability of home ownership in Germany? Many young families currently have the feeling that the dream of owning their own property cannot be…
NRW justice settles dispute with Hamburg investigative committee
Benjamin Limbach The committee of inquiry and the NRW Minister of Justice had exchanged numerous letters. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Cologne Escalation averted: The Hamburg investigative committee to clarify the cum-ex…
60,000 families affected by cuts in parental benefits
Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens) Who is to blame for the budget cuts? (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The traffic light coalition actually wanted to send…
60,000 families affected by cuts in parental benefits
mother and child Well-earning families should no longer be entitled to parental allowance in the future. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Berlin The traffic light coalition actually wanted to send a positive…
Allegations of sabotage from Hamburg hit North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Justice
Dusseldorf The Ministry of Justice in North Rhine-Westphalia has been refusing to send important documents on the Cum-Ex tax scandal to Hamburg for a year. There, a committee of inquiry…
Lindner saves on the railway network
Berlin Deutsche Bahn AG will receive far less money than planned from the federal government to modernize the rail network. As the Handelsblatt learned from government circles, the federal company…
Federal Ministry of Finance strengthens controversial anti-money laundering unit FIU
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) Lindner wants to do more to combat money laundering in Germany and, among other things, create a Federal Financial Criminal Police Office. (Photo: IMAGO/dts…
Federal Court of Auditors warns of reform in expert opinion
Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors urgently warns against the planned reform of the EU debt rules. “The reform of the EU fiscal rules will not ensure the sustainability of…